powstrzymywać — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- interfere verb To get involved in something in a way that disrupts or is unwelcome.
- refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.
Senses
powstrzymywać 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.]
- hinder (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- refrain (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]