powstrzymać — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
• intervene verb To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop what is happening.
• refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.

Senses

powstrzymać is used for these senses in English:

• abstain (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
• grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
• hinder (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
• intervene (intransitive) To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
• refrain (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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