12 other ways to say stop in english
Learn 12 other ways to say stop in English.
As always, I’ll give you the words and phrases that I think are suitable and then I’ll give you easy-to-follow detailed explanations as to what they mean.
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12 other ways to say stop in english
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Hi, there this is Harry and welcome back to my English learning podcast where I try to help you to improve your understanding of the English language. We look at English grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms and expressions.
So what are we going to lookΒ at in this podcast episode? Here we’re going to look at other ways to sayΒ stop.
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INSANITY: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
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to haltΒ
Meaning: to get somebody to stop, usually used as a commandΒ
Example:
He turned and shouted to the rest of the men, ‘Halt!β
Next word is
to prevent
Meaning: to stop someone from doing something or to stop something from being done
Example:
Everybody is looking for aΒ vaccine that willΒ prevent the spreading of Covid-19.
AΒ burglar alarm will prevent somebodyΒ from breaking into your homeΒ and stealing your valuables.
Next word
to hinder
Meaning: not to stop entirely but to make something a little bit more difficult
Example:
Ice on the road willΒ hinder your driving.Β
TheΒ snowstorm may hinder the train fromΒ arriving on time.Β
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12 other ways to say stop in english
to obstruct
Meaning: to stop someone or something from moving forward or backwards, to block their pathΒ
Example:
After a storm, a fallen tree obstructed the road.
to inhibit
Meaning: to make someone unable to express themselves freely
Example:
Her presenceΒ inhibited him from saying what he wantedΒ to say.
to stem something
Meaning: to stop the flow
Example:
If there’s a burstΒ water pipe in your home,Β you wrap something around itΒ until theΒ plumber gets there so the water doesn’tΒ spillΒ outΒ quite so much.
We put pressure on the wound with some bandage to stem the flow of blood.
12 other ways to say stop in english
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to prohibit
Meaning: to not allow or to forbid something
Example:
From that date, smoking was prohibited in public places and workplaces.
Going beyond a certain point in theΒ airport is prohibited.
to hamper
Meaning: to slow down or to make movement difficult
Example:Β
He had a broken legΒ which hampered his ability to get downΒ the stairs.
The long tightΒ dress that she wore hampered herΒ movement soΒ she wasn’t able to run.Β
The bad weatherΒ hampered the movement around the city.Β
12 other ways to say stop in english
to stand inΒ somebody’s pathΒ or in somebody’s way
Meaning: to stop someone from doing something, to prevent
Example:
It’s a pity you couldn’t go to theΒ university closer to homeΒ but don’t let me stand in your way.Β
to keep someone from doing something
Meaning: to physically stop them
Examples:
Safety gatesΒ keepΒ children from going upstairs.
Blocking your credit card keeps youΒ from spending money.
to restrain
Meaning: to limit someoneβs movements
Example:
The police restrained theΒ thief byΒ handcuffingΒ him to a post.
to refrain (from)
Meaning: to avoid doing something
Example:
Please refrain from touching your face.
Those are the other ways to say Stop in English. Let meΒ just run through them again:
They’re allΒ verbs or verbal phrases okay so you canΒ use themΒ as alternatives to stop.
As always,Β if you want to contact me youΒ can do so onΒ www.englishlessonviaskype.com and I’ll be happy to hear from youΒ anytime. Thanks for listening. Join me again soon.
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