止める — meaning in English
tomeru
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- 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.
- enough determiner As much or as many as needed; a sufficient amount.
- interminable adj Seeming to go on forever, especially in a tedious or exhausting way.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- terminate verb To bring something to an end.
- unstoppable adj Impossible to stop or prevent from continuing.
Senses
止める is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
- cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
- desist (ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
- do away with (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.
- enough Stop! Don't do that any more!
- interminable Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
cease — full definition
- verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- verb To stop doing something.