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to stop
  1. 1 to stop, to turn off — esp. 止める, 停める
  2. 2 to park — esp. 止める, 停める
  3. 3 to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain) — esp. 止める, 停める
  4. 4 to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit
  5. 5 to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind
  6. 6 to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple — esp. 留める
  7. 7 to detain, to keep in custody — esp. 留める
N4
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#984
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • He didn't stop the car.

    sense 1 · to stop

  • "Don't stop, Tony," said Linda.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

  • It's so painful. Stop it!

  • Don't be a copycat.

  • Don't be a busybody.

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