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refrain1/6
rɪ'freɪnVerbвоздерживаться отExamples

I can't refrain from returning there. — Я не мог не вернуться туда.
The people were asked to refrain from baths while water was scarce. — Жителей призвали воздержаться от приёма ванн на период нехватки воды.

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  1. 1.

    припев, рефрен

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Word forms

refrain

noun
SingularPlural
Common caserefrainrefrains
Possessive caserefrain'srefrains'

refrain

verb
Basic forms
Pastrefrained
Imperativerefrain
Present Participle (Participle I)refraining
Past Participle (Participle II)refrained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I refrainwe refrain
you refrainyou refrain
he/she/it refrainsthey refrain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am refrainingwe are refraining
you are refrainingyou are refraining
he/she/it is refrainingthey are refraining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have refrainedwe have refrained
you have refrainedyou have refrained
he/she/it has refrainedthey have refrained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been refrainingwe have been refraining
you have been refrainingyou have been refraining
he/she/it has been refrainingthey have been refraining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I refrainedwe refrained
you refrainedyou refrained
he/she/it refrainedthey refrained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was refrainingwe were refraining
you were refrainingyou were refraining
he/she/it was refrainingthey were refraining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had refrainedwe had refrained
you had refrainedyou had refrained
he/she/it had refrainedthey had refrained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been refrainingwe had been refraining
you had been refrainingyou had been refraining
he/she/it had been refrainingthey had been refraining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will refrainwe shall/will refrain
you will refrainyou will refrain
he/she/it will refrainthey will refrain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be refrainingwe shall/will be refraining
you will be refrainingyou will be refraining
he/she/it will be refrainingthey will be refraining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have refrainedwe shall/will have refrained
you will have refrainedyou will have refrained
he/she/it will have refrainedthey will have refrained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been refrainingwe shall/will have been refraining
you will have been refrainingyou will have been refraining
he/she/it will have been refrainingthey will have been refraining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would refrainwe should/would refrain
you would refrainyou would refrain
he/she/it would refrainthey would refrain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be refrainingwe should/would be refraining
you would be refrainingyou would be refraining
he/she/it would be refrainingthey would be refraining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have refrainedwe should/would have refrained
you would have refrainedyou would have refrained
he/she/it would have refrainedthey would have refrained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been refrainingwe should/would have been refraining
you would have been refrainingyou would have been refraining
he/she/it would have been refrainingthey would have been refraining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am refrainedwe are refrained
you are refrainedyou are refrained
he/she/it is refrainedthey are refrained
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being refrainedwe are being refrained
you are being refrainedyou are being refrained
he/she/it is being refrainedthey are being refrained
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been refrainedwe have been refrained
you have been refrainedyou have been refrained
he/she/it has been refrainedthey have been refrained
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was refrainedwe were refrained
you were refrainedyou were refrained
he/she/it was refrainedthey were refrained
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being refrainedwe were being refrained
you were being refrainedyou were being refrained
he/she/it was being refrainedthey were being refrained
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been refrainedwe had been refrained
you had been refrainedyou had been refrained
he/she/it had been refrainedthey had been refrained
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be refrainedwe shall/will be refrained
you will be refrainedyou will be refrained
he/she/it will be refrainedthey will be refrained
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been refrainedwe shall/will have been refrained
you will have been refrainedyou will have been refrained
he/she/it will have been refrainedthey will have been refrained