воздержаться

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic въздьржатисѧ (vŭzdĭržatisę). By surface analysis, воздержа́ть (vozderžátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vəzʲdʲɪrˈʐat͡sːə]

Verb edit

воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsjapf (imperfective возде́рживаться)

  1. to refrain, to abstain, to keep oneself
  2. to decline, to forbear

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