stop (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: stɒp
Definition
To no longer move, go, or happen.
Examples
The car came to a stop.
Please stop the noise!
The rain finally stopped.
How to Use stop
- stop doing something (collocation)
- To no longer do a particular activity. — "You need to stop eating so much sugar."
- stop to do something (collocation)
- To stop an activity in order to do something else. — "He stopped to tie his shoelace."
- stop at (prepositional phrase)
- To end a journey at a particular place. — "The train stops at every station."
- stop by (phrasal verb)
- To visit someone or somewhere briefly. — "Can you stop by my office later?"
Synonyms of stop
Words with a similar meaning to stop:
Antonyms of stop
Words with the opposite meaning to stop:
Browse the full Anaversity dictionary