zatrzymać — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- stanch adj An archaic spelling of staunch.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
Senses
zatrzymać is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- hold (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
- lock in (transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).
- pull the plug (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- stanch (transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).
- stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
detain — full definition
- verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.
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