止める – Vocabulary details

止やめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit

決けっして途と中ちゅうで、歌うたをやめないで。Never stop singing partway through.

2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

悪わるいが、それはやめだ。Sorry, but that's off.

stop

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める

to cancel; to call off

to give up smoking; to stop smoking

to cancel; to call off

乱らん暴ぼうは止やめろ！

Stop the violence!

お父とうさんを警けい察さつに突つき出だすなんて止やめなさい。

Stop trying to turn your father over to the police.

ならば人ひとの心こころを弄もてあそぶのは止やめて頂いただきたい。

Then I'd like you to stop toying with people's hearts.

俺おれは膝ひざを抱かかえるのを止やめて、ベッドの上うえへ視し線せんを投なげた。

I stopped hugging my knees and cast a glance at the bed.

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