abstener
/absteˈneɾ/ verb B2- to abstain, to forbear · Se abstiene de fumar en el coche. She abstains from smoking in the car.· Te puedes quedar con tal de abstenerte de hablar. You can stay as long as you refrain from speaking.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abstener
- Gerund
- absteniendo
- Past participle
- abstenido
- Present (yo)
- abstengo
- Preterite (yo)
- abstuve
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
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