əbˈsteɪn əbˈsteɪn ˈkɔːɹəs dɪˈsɪst fɔːˈbɛə fɔɹˈbɛɚ

choose not to consume I abstain from alcohol resist doing something He refrained from hitting him back she could not forbear weeping the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers