Now our next word was abstain. And that means not do something that is enjoyable but bad for you. So Rob needs to abstain from eating cakes if he wants to wear his skinny jeans.
For Muslims during the daylight hours of Ramadan, or Jews on Yom Kippur, fasting means abstaining completely from food and drink as a way to draw closer to God.
The King of Morocco has asked Moroccans to abstain from performing the traditional Muslim rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due to a sharp drop in the country's herd.
Harry realised how much Professor McGonagall cared about beating Slytherin when she abstained from giving them homework in the week leading up to the match.