i abstain from this vs i abstain this

The correct phrase is "I abstain from this." The preposition "from" is necessary in this context to show what you are abstaining from. "I abstain this" is not a correct construction in English.

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i abstain from this

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the act of refraining from something specific. The preposition "from" is essential to indicate what you are abstaining from.

Examples:

I abstain from eating meat on Fridays.
She decided to abstain from voting on that particular issue.
They chose to abstain from participating in the competition.
He will abstain from alcohol for the month of January.
We should abstain from making hasty decisions.

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I shall abstain from voting on this agreement.
Owing to financial interests, I shall abstain from voting on this report and the following four.
I opted to abstain from this particular motion for a resolution because it includes a basic point to which I am opposed and which the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left tried, unsuccessfully, to change.
I decided to abstain from this final vote because I believe that the most important thing is to give priority to sustainable energy sources but, at the same time, it is also important to bear in mind the economic and social consequences of mine closures.
I regret that I must abstain from voting on this very important topic, but I consider that the Parliament has not succeeded in reflecting the urgency of the situation in its text.
Madam President, I simply want to say that I would like it to be recorded in the Minutes that, for obvious reasons, I am going to abstain from this vote, since it affects me directly.
I wish I could partake, but I abstain from gluten.
If I abstain from voting, it is because the report seeks to prevent individual Member States from presenting their opinions in the UN, for example, where they are more critical than the EU of various dictatorships.
I abstain from voting because I do not entirely approve of the content of these fishing agreements with Senegal, which at the same time we know are not wanted by the local fishermen.
I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
There's a major surgery coming up so I need to abstain from alcohol.
Well, this is the summer Shelby finally abstains from abstinence.
Those countries that have already achieved sound fiscal positions need to abstain from pro-cyclical fiscal policies.
Rather, these provisions oblige Member States to abstain from maintaining state impediments to the provision of services.
It has called on all parties to abstain from such acts and release all hostages immediately.
EU should abstain from interventionist policies respecting the sovereignty of states
I shall personally, therefore, abstain from voting on the proposal, though unwillingly.
Pending further clarification, we therefore abstain from the vote.
We shall therefore abstain from the vote on this report.
And we abstain from any binding involvement or commitment whatsoever on behalf of the poorest populations.

i abstain this

This phrase is not a correct construction in English.

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I abstain, given that this document does not make a single reference to a post-petrol future.
I therefore abstain on this resolution.
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I will abstain on this resolution.
That being said, I shall abstain on this issue so as not to block this text, which is urgent.
On this basis, I will abstain on this report.
There are a number of points which I disagree with and therefore I had to abstain on this report.
I chose to abstain on this report and on the proposed amendment on fiscal convergence.
I opted to abstain from this particular motion for a resolution because it includes a basic point to which I am opposed and which the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left tried, unsuccessfully, to change.
I preferred to abstain on this resolution as the deadline specified in Article 2 of the text, which also refers to Romania, may be too restrictive in the context of the negotiations in Geneva on the convention for banning certain types of conventional weapons.
I decided to abstain from this final vote because I believe that the most important thing is to give priority to sustainable energy sources but, at the same time, it is also important to bear in mind the economic and social consequences of mine closures.
This is why, as far as I am concerned, whatever the decision of the Committee on Budgets, if we were to go once again to a compromise, then I should abstain on this budget.
I wish I could partake, but I abstain from gluten.
So, as the United Kingdom will have the best of both worlds, I abstain.
Yes. Yes, I abstain for a month so I can spoil myself the following month.
Voting shall be by word of mouth and shall be expressed by "Yes", "No", or "I abstain".
Why then did I abstain on the motion as a whole?
If I abstain from voting, it is because the report seeks to prevent individual Member States from presenting their opinions in the UN, for example, where they are more critical than the EU of various dictatorships.
Voting shall be by word of mouth and shall be expressed by 'Yes', 'No', or 'I abstain'.
I abstain from voting because I do not entirely approve of the content of these fishing agreements with Senegal, which at the same time we know are not wanted by the local fishermen.
The British Conservative delegation normally abstains on matters concerning the Euro.

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