Polyglot Dictionary

abstenerse

/aβsteˈneɾse/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
me abstengo
preterite (yo)
me abstuve
past participle
abstenido

Meaning

  1. to abstain

    • Se abstuvo de votar.

      He abstained from voting.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

abster

abster is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to abstain."

Practice

1 What does abstenerse mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches abstenerse?

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