Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the word in bold letters.

Abstain

  1. To hold oneself back voluntarily

  2. For hold oneself back voluntarily

  3. By hold oneself back voluntarily

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Abstain means to voluntarily hold oneself back from doing something, often from voting or consuming something. Option A correctly defines abstain with the proper infinitive phrase structure. Options B and C incorrectly use 'For' and 'By' which are grammatically incorrect in this context.

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