stop
/stɒp/ verb (present participle stopping, past tense and past participle stopped)Translation
FINISH [I, T] › to finish doing something that you were doing
durmak, bırakmak, bitirmek, son vermek
[+ doing sth] Stop laughing - it's not funny. He started to say something and then stopped. I'm trying to work but I keep having to stop to answer the phone (= stop so that I can answer the telephone).788FOR A SHORT TIME [I] › to stop a journey or an activity for a short time
ara vermek, durdurmak, bırakmak
He stopped at a pub for lunch.1594NOT OPERATE [I, T] › to not continue to operate, or to make something not continue to operate
çalışmamak, çalıştırmamak, durmak, durdurmak, işlememek, işletmemek
My watch has stopped. Can you stop the video for a minute?1555FINISH MOVING [I, T] › to not move any more, or make someone or something not move any more
durmak/durdurmak, hareket etmek/ettirmemek
A car stopped outside the house. I stopped someone in the street to ask for directions.1594BUS/TRAIN [I] › If a bus, train, etc stops at a particular place, it pauses at that place so that people can get on and off.
(otobüs, tren vb.) durmak; durakta durmak
Does this train stop at Cambridge?15941598END [T] › to make something end
sona erdirmek, son vermek
We must find a way to stop the war.1555PREVENT [T] › to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something
engellemek, engel olmak; ...a/e son vermek; ...ı/i durdurmak
[+ from + doing sth] Health workers are trying to stop the disease from spreading.1862 Stop it/that! › used to tell someone to finish doing something, usually something annoying
Kes şunu!', 'Bırak onu!', 'Durdur şunu!'
Stop it! I can't concentrate if you keep making a noise.788 stop a cheque › UK ( US stop a check) to prevent money from being paid from a cheque (= a piece of paper that you sign to pay for things)
stop by (sth) phrasal verb ödemeyi durdurmak
→ See also stop at nothing → See also stop the rot18622159 › to visit a person or place for a short time
stop off phrasal verb kısa ziyarette bulunmak
If you're passing our house, why don't you stop by sometime?1658 › to visit a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else
uğramak, ziyaret etmek
We stopped off in Paris for a couple of days before heading south.16581558(Definition of stop verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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