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とどめる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease
But my instincts held me back.
2. to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
I had the guests stay at my house until the storm passed.
3. to fasten; to pin; to clip; to hold in place
4. to keep in place; to limit; to retain
I'll keep that to a minimum.
5. to record (e.g. a fact); to commit to memory
Therefore, please at least keep it in the back of your mind.
Alt. forms
とどめる
64%
留とどめる
29%
止とどめる
5%
停とどめる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 1696
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to check; to stop; to keep back
to remember; to keep in mind
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Examples (12 in total)
I'll keep that to a minimum.
I didn't have the strength to stop it.
Make sure you always keep it in mind.
But my instincts held me back.
I had the guests stay at my house until the storm passed.
This town still retains something of the old days.
By now, the place no longer retained the shape of the original room.
In the end, I raised my face and limited myself to just stating my name.
It feels only natural to keep it both in memory and on record.
Therefore, please at least keep it in the back of your mind.
I stop myself just in time from looking down.
Keeping it in the corner of my vision, I inch toward the corridor.