abstenerse

Borrowed from Latin abstinere.

• IPA^(key): /absteˈneɾse/ [aβ̞s.t̪eˈneɾ.se]

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• Rhymes: -eɾse
• Syllabification: abs‧te‧ner‧se

abstenerse (first-person singular present me abstengo, first-person singular preterite me abstuve, past participle abstenido)

1. (reflexive) to abstain, to forbear

   Se abstiene de fumar en el coche.

   She abstains from smoking in the car.

   Te puedes quedar con tal de abstenerte de hablar.

   You can stay as long as you refrain from speaking.

• “abstener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024