abstain

/əbˈsteɪn/ verb [I]

Translation

NOT DO formal › to not do something that you enjoy because it is bad or unhealthy

çok istediği bir şeyden uzak durmak, mahrum kalmak

The doctor suggested that he abstain from alcohol.1863

NOT VOTE › to choose not to vote for or against something

uzak durmak, tarafsız kalmak, hiç bir şekilde oy vermemek

63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed and 5 abstained.1863

abstention

/əbˈstenʃən/ noun [C, U] ›

çekimserlik

(Definition of abstain verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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