refrain from

refrain from something

to hold back from doing something; to choose not to do something as planned. I wish you would refrain from shouting. Please refrain from hollering.

To make a conscious decision not to do something: All passengers must refrain from smoking during the flight.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
YasİN	-	Turkish
Cledwyn	-	Welsh
Gyeong-Suk	gyung-sook	Korean
MiloŠ	-	Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Ignacja	-	Polish
Drina	-	English (Rare)