LEARNit Dictionary
refrain
verb
/rɪˈfreɪn/
UK
/rɪˈfreɪn/
US
1
to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do
خودداری کردن, پرهیز کردن, اجتناب کردن, امتناع کردن
synonym
desist
noun
/rɪˈfreɪn/
UK
/rɪˈfreɪn/
US
1
a comment or complaint that is often repeated
عبارت تکراری, شکایت تکراری, گله مکرر, اعتراض تکراری
2
the part of a song or a poem that is repeated after each verse
ترجیع بند, بند
The choir's sopranos took up the refrain.
synonym
chorus