pidättyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
• refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.

Senses

pidättyä is used for these senses in English:

• forbear (intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
• refrain (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

forbear — full definition

1. verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
2. verb To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
3. verb To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
4. verb To control oneself when provoked.

refrain — full definition

1. verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.
2. noun A line or phrase repeated throughout a song or poem, often at the end of each verse.
3. noun A frequently repeated remark, complaint, or idea.

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