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Discontinue

verb/dɹˈæɡənfɪʃ/
Definition
put an end to a state or an activity
come to or be at an end
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹˈæɡənfɪʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪskəntˈɪnjuː/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪskəntˈɪnjuː/
3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡənfɪʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbput an end to a state or an activity
“Quit teasing your little brother”
verbcome to or be at an end
“the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31”
verbprevent completion
“stop the project”
Word Forms
discontinuationnounthe act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuancenounthe act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
stopnouna brief stay in the course of a journey
stoppagenounthe act of stopping something
cessationnouna stopping
ceasenoun(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aufhören
einem Zustand oder einer Aktivität ein Ende setzen
🇫🇷French
cesser
mettre fin à un état ou à une activité
🇪🇸Spanish
discontinuar
poner fin a un estado o una actividad
🇮🇹Italian
interrompere
porre fine a uno stato o a un’attività
🇳🇱Dutch
stopzetten
een einde maken aan een staat of activiteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
descontinuar
pôr fim a um estado ou a uma atividade
🇷🇺Russian
прекратить
положить конец состоянию или деятельности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बंद
किसी राज्य या गतिविधि को समाप्त करना
🇧🇩Bengali
বন্ধ করা
একটি রাষ্ট্র বা একটি কার্যকলাপ শেষ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
நிறுத்து
ஒரு நிலை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டிற்கு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిలిపివేయండి
ఒక రాష్ట్రం లేదా కార్యాచరణను ముగించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
बंद करणे
राज्य किंवा क्रियाकलाप संपवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
બંધ કરો
રાજ્ય અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિનો અંત લાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ
ಒಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊನೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിർത്തുക
ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനം അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ
ਕਿਸੇ ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਖਤਮ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
بند کرو
کسی ریاست یا سرگرمی کو ختم کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
中止
结束某种状态或活动
🇯🇵Japanese
中止する
状態または活動に終止符を打つ
🇰🇷Korean
폐하다
상태나 활동을 끝내다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngừng
chấm dứt một trạng thái hoặc một hoạt động
🇹🇭Thai
ยุติ
ยุติสถานะหรือกิจกรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghentikan
mengakhiri suatu keadaan atau suatu kegiatan
🇵🇭Filipino
itigil
wakasan ang isang estado o isang aktibidad
🇲🇾Malay
hentikan
menamatkan sesuatu keadaan atau aktiviti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توقف
وضع حد لحالة أو نشاط
🇮🇷Persian
متوقف کردن
به یک حالت یا یک فعالیت پایان دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
son vermek
bir duruma veya faaliyete son vermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַפְסִיק
לשים קץ למדינה או לפעילות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'discontinue'?
The primary meaning of 'discontinue' is 'put an end to a state or an activity'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'discontinue' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'discontinue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'discontinue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'discontinue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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