avstå från — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
• waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

avstå från is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• forgo To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
• waive (transitive, legal) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

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