refrain vs leave
leave vs refrainrefrain and leave both are nouns.
refrain and leave both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| refrain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| leave | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
leave is a hyponym of
refrain; that is, leave is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
refrain:
- refrain: resist doing something
- leave: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
Other hyponyms of refrain include
leave alone, leave behind, let alone, let it go, abstain, save, spare, forbear, hold back, help, help oneself, stand by, sit out.
| refrain (noun) | leave (noun) |
|---|---|
| the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers | the act of departing politely |
| permission to do something | |
| the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty |
| refrain (verb) | leave (verb) |
|---|---|
| choose not to consume | leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking |
| resist doing something | be survived by after one's death |
| leave behind unintentionally | |
| go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness | |
| move out of or depart from | |
| go away from a place | |
| leave or give by will after one's death | |
| transmit (knowledge or skills) | |
| put into the care or protection of someone | |
| remove oneself from an association with or participation in | |
| produce as a result or residue | |
| make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | |
| act or be so as to become in a specified state | |
| have left or have as a remainder |
Words related to "refrain"
Words related to "leave"
- abandon
- admit
- afford
- allow
- allow for
- arrive
- bear away
- bear off
- beetle off
- bequeath
- bolt
- bolt out
- break away
- bring about
- bugger off
- bundle off
- bunk
- buy the farm
- buzz off
- carry away
- carry off
- cash in one's chips
- change
- choke
- come away
- compassionate leave
- conk
- convey
- croak
- decamp
- decease
- depart
- departure
- desert
- desolate
- devise
- die
- drop dead
- drop out
- eject
- emigrate
- empty
- entail
- entrust
- escape
- exit
- expire
- fall out
- family leave
- farewell
- fee-tail
- file out
- fly the coop
- forbear
- forget
- forsake
- fuck off
- furlough
- get
- get off
- get out
- gift
- give
- give rise
- give-up the ghost
- go
- go away
- go forth
- go out
- going
- going away
- hand
- have
- have got
- head for the hills
- hightail it
- hold
- hop out
- impart
- jilt
- kick the bucket
- lam
- lead
- leave
- leave alone
- leave behind
- leave of absence
- leave office
- leave-taking
- leaver
- leaving
- let
- let alone
- liberty
- linger
- log off
- log out
- lose
- make
- move
- parental leave
- part
- parting
- pass
- pass away
- pass on
- perish
- permission
- pop off
- pop out
- present
- produce
- provide
- pull out
- pull up stakes
- quit
- reach
- refrain
- remember
- resign
- result
- ride away
- ride off
- run
- run away
- run off
- run out
- rush away
- rush off
- sabbatical
- sabbatical leave
- scarper
- scat
- scram
- set forth
- set off
- set out
- shore leave
- sick leave
- skip
- slip away
- slip out
- sneak away
- sneak off
- sneak out
- snuff it
- start
- start out
- steal away
- step down
- step out
- take away
- take leave
- take off
- take to the woods
- tarry
- tell
- terminal leave
- time off
- turn over
- turn tail
- undock
- vacate
- valediction
- vamoose
- walk away
- walk off
- walk out
- widow
- will
- yield
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