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останови́ть — meaning in English

ostanovit

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English meaning

  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

останови́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
  • discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
  • kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
  • shut down (ergative) To turn off or stop.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

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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