воздержаться

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздръжати сѧ (vŭzdrŭžati sę). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) + держа́ть (deržátʹ) + -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəzʲdʲɪrˈʐat͡sːə]

Verb

воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) pf (imperfective возде́рживаться)

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

Conjugation

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