powstrzymać — meaning in English
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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
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.