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Verb

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abstenir

  1. only used in s'... abstenir, syntactic variant of abstenir-se, infinitive of abstenir-se

French

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old French abstenir, borrowed from Latin abstinēre (with conjugation adapted to French tenir), from abs + teneō.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    abstenir

    1. (pronominal) to abstain, to forbear[1]

    Conjugation

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    This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start with one of these thematic vowels: -a-, -i-, -u-.

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    Further reading

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    Anagrams

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    References

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    1. ^ Guy Miège, French-English Dictionary, 1688. "S'abstenir, to abstain, forbear or keep from. S'abstenir du vin & des femmes, to abstain from wine and women. Il ne put s'abstenir de la regarder, he could not forbear looking upon her."

    Old French

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin abstineō, abstinēre, with conjugation adapted to tenir.

      Verb

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      abstenir

      1. to abstain from; to not participate in

      Conjugation

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      This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem abstien distinct from the unstressed stem absten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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      Descendants

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