abstainer
/əbˈsteɪnə/
US pronunciation
American sound/əbˈsteɪnə/
əbˈsteɪnə
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
əb - ˈsteɪnə -> abstainer
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abstain /ǝb'steÇn/ v ~ (from sth)
၁။ (မဲပေးခြင်း) မပြုဘဲနေသည်။ (မဲ) မပေးဘဲနေသည်။ (မဲခွဲရာ၌) ကြားနေသည်။ At the last election he abstained (from voting).
၂။ (fml or joc ) ရှောင်သည်။ He has been advised to abstain from alcohol.
❏ abstainer n (အရက်) ရှောင်သူ။ a total abstainer . See also ABSTENTION, ABSTINENCE
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desist, refrain, withdraw, withhold, go without, give up, abjure, abnegate, avoid, be deprived of, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fall short, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, go on the wagon, go short, keep from, not take sides, pass, pass up, quit, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stay neutral, stop, take the cure, take the pledge
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