refrain

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for refrain

refrain 🔊 /ɹɪfɹejˈn/

refrain : වළකිනවා

refrain : වැළකී සිටිනවා

refrain : ධෘවපදය

refrain : ධ්‍රැවපදය

refrain definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
  2. To abstain from

Intransitive verb. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.

Verb. The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.