abstineo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abstineo, abstinere, abstinui, abstentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
withhold, keep away/clear; abstain, fast; refrain (from); avoid; keep hands of;
sg. pres. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quoque edepol et amo et metuo, quibus tamen abstineo manus. ANT. Eu ecastor, quom ornatum aspicio nostrum ambarum..."Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pulchra est, nimis ornata est. PHILOL. Nimis diu abstineo manum. quid hic vos agitis? PHILEM. Tibi me exorno..."Liber VII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...stilo modo verum etiam lectionibus difficulter sed abstineo, solisque auribus studeo. Cubicula obductis velis opaca nec tamen obscura..."