přestat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break off verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
- cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- desist verb To stop doing something, often used as a formal or legal instruction.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
- weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.
Senses
přestat is used for these senses in English:
- break off (intransitive) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
- break off (transitive, slang, AAVE) To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).
- desist (ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
- fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- stand (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- weather (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
break off — full definition
- verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
- verb To detach a piece from a larger whole, or to come away from it.
- verb To stop speaking or doing something abruptly.
cease — full definition
- verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- verb To stop doing something.