detineo — meaning in English

English meaning

• detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

detineo is used for these senses in English:

• detain (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
• keep back (transitive) To restrict or restrain.
• stop (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.

detain — full definition

1. verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
2. verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.

stop — full definition

1. verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
2. verb To cease doing something, or to prevent it from continuing.
3. noun A place where a bus, train, or other vehicle regularly halts to pick up or drop off passengers.

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