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Rufus1308 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the difference between " restrain" and "refrain" ?
I'm so confused between using ' restrain" and "refrain".
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It all mean " to stop yourself from doing something"
and with the structure " restrain/refrain yourself + from + doing sth"
and with the structure " restrain/refrain yourself + from + doing sth"
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No.
refrain intransitive verb (usually followed by 'from') avoid doing something.
eh He refrained from speaking.
eg Please refrain from smoking.
restrain transitive ve
refrain intransitive verb (usually followed by 'from') avoid doing something.
eh He refrained from speaking.
eg Please refrain from smoking.
restrain transitive ve
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i should buy another dictionary for sure
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