pidättäytyä meaning in English — abstain, forgo, refrain

English meaning

abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.

pidättäytyä is used for these senses in English:

abstain (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
cut out (transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).
forgo To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
refrain (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

kieltäytyä äänestää tyhjää estää irrottaa leikata pois eliminoida poistaa katketa pysähtyä sammua luopua antaa mennä