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Meanings of stop in English
Catalan
oclusiva 
A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.
A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.
Synonyms
Examples for "break"
Examples for "break"
1
Yes, that really was his only break in the case thus far.
2
Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.
3
Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
4
NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
5
Mr Bell said health interventions could break the addiction and crime cycle.
1
However, it did contain proposals covering 10 aspects of Dublin's transport crisis.
2
The Irish Times debate: Should an EU treaty contain a social dimension?
3
As a result, Whois entries may soon contain a lot less information.
4
The files he held in his hand simply didn't contain enough information.
5
The narrator wonders: does language contain history the way plvwood contains flight?
1
Environment groups welcomed the decision of states to hold back their approval.
2
She wanted to hold back, afraid to allow such vulnerability in herself.
3
Hoffa said the union was not trying to hold back technological advancements.
4
Utterly lost in the moment, the chief engineer continued to hold back.
5
A video posted on Twitter shows police attempting to hold back demonstrators.
1
But he was too far out to sea now to turn back.
2
There came no new disaster followed by an order to turn back.
3
She'd meant to turn back, find him, ask if she could help.
4
Romney came into the debate under strong pressure to turn back Gingrich.
5
Wasn't it more absurd to fail, to turn back, than to continue?
Usage of stop in English
1
May I suggest the responsible authorities take measures to stop this problem?
2
The source said the aim was to stop weapons arriving by sea.
3
But perhaps market forces can stop crimes that law enforcement officials cannot.
4
I think we need legislation protecting good faith efforts to stop spam.
5
Toyota said there would be no need to stop production in Europe.
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Limited sanctions, however, have thus far failed to stop Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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These forces of change driving the future: Don't stop at national boundaries.
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Now, the global financial crisis is likely to stop too much development.
9
The message was clear: You have to help us stop this judge.
10
But a 'one-stop-shop' for Māori broadcast news is not a new idea.
11
The commission said it would need concrete actions to stop the practice.
12
Russia has also decided to stop importing some New Zealand dairy products.
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Will local authorities stop buying support from these remaining private sector units?
14
These problems need working out but should not stop the whole idea.
15
US companies are trying to stop similar situations arising in the future.
16
Products were well tolerated; only 1 patient had to stop the treatment.
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Translations for stop
Portuguese
Catalan
Stop through the time
Stop across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
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