σταματώ — meaning in English

English meaning

• slow adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

σταματώ is used for these senses in English:

• call it a day (idiomatic) To cease an activity. [from 1919]
• slow (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
• stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
• stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

slow — full definition

1. adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
2. adj Not quick to understand or learn.
3. verb To make something move or happen at a reduced speed.

stem — full definition

1. noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
2. noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
3. noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
4. verb To originate or arise from something.
5. verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.

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