estagnar — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
• plateau noun A large area of relatively flat, elevated land.
• stagnate verb To cease motion, activity, or progress:

Senses

estagnar is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
• halt (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
• plateau (intransitive) (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off.
• stagnate To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

freeze — full definition

1. verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
2. verb To suddenly become motionless, often from fear or surprise.
3. verb Of a machine, program, or system, to stop responding.
4. verb To stop something, such as prices, wages, or assets, from changing or moving.
5. noun A period of very cold weather, or an official halt on something changing.

halt — full definition

1. verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
2. noun A stop, especially a temporary one.

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