abstain

gujewa, ƙaurace

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əbˈsteɪn/
• (US) IPA: /əbˈsteɪn/ or /æbˈsteɪn/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) abstain

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) abstains

Past tense (ya wuce) abstained

Past participle (ya wuce) abstained

Present participle (ana cikin yi) abstaining

1. To abstain from something is to do without it or to keep yourself from doing it. <> gujewa, ƙaurace. nisanci/nisanta
   1. If you abstain from eating candy, you will not be so fat.
   2. Abstain from smoking <> ƙauràcē wà shân tābā̀

Related words

• abstaining
• abstainer