Both Uses of
abstain
in
Anna Karenina
- He prescribed more physical exercise as far as possible, and as far as possible less mental strain, and above all no worry—in other words, just what was as much out of Alexey Alexandrovitch's power as abstaining from breathing.†
Part 2
- There were at the time as many reasons for the step as against it, and there was no overbalancing consideration to outweigh his invariable rule of abstaining when in doubt.†
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Definition:
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(abstain as in: abstained from alcohol) choose not to do something