Both Uses of
abstain
in
Oliver Twist
- But perhaps he will not come; he may write, or he may come himself, and studiously abstain from meeting me—he did when he went away.†
Chpt 41 *
- After waiting here some time, he was joined by that young gentleman, who had prudently abstained from showing himself until he had looked carefully abroad from a snug retreat, and ascertained that his new friend had not been followed by any impertinent person.†
Chpt 43
Definition:
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(abstain as in: abstained from alcohol) choose not to do something