“the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31”
verb
prevent completion
“stop the project”
Word Forms
discontinuation
noun
the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance
noun
the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
stop
noun
a brief stay in the course of a journey
stoppage
noun
the act of stopping something
cessation
noun
a stopping
cease
noun
(`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.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'discontinue' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'discontinue' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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