abstain from alcohol completely

/əbˈsteɪn frəm ˈælkəhɒl kəmˈpliːtli/

verb phrase

  1. To deliberately avoid consuming any alcoholic beverages.

    B1

    abstain from + noun or -ing formneutral

    • "She abstains from alcohol completely."B1
    • "She decided to abstain from alcohol completely for health reasons."B1
    • "During the month of Ramadan, many Muslims abstain from alcohol completely."B2

Common mistakes

  • abstain alcohol→abstain from alcohol

    The verb abstain is followed by from.

Collocations

abstain from drinkingabstain from alcoholabstain from alcohol completelycomplete abstinence

Word family

abstainabstinentabstinence