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रोकना — meaning in English

roknā

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English meaning

  • avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
  • ban verb To officially forbid something.
  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
  • forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
  • hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
  • hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  • inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
  • pause verb To stop something briefly, intending to continue later.
  • prevention noun The act of stopping something, especially a problem or danger, before it happens.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

रोकना is used for these senses in English:

  • prevention The act of preventing or hindering
  • pause to interrupt something
  • stop to cause to cease moving
  • block sports: action to interfere
  • block to prevent an action
  • block to prevent passing
  • forbid to disallow
  • avert to ward off

avert — full definition

  1. verb To prevent something bad from happening.
  2. verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.

ban — full definition

  1. verb To officially forbid something.
  2. noun An official prohibition.

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