stop

NOT CONTINUE

A1to finish doing something

• Stop talking and listen.
• It's stopped raining.

NOT MOVE

A1to stop moving, or make someone or something stop moving

• The bus stopped outside the bank.
• A police officer stopped us.

PREVENT

A2to prevent something from happening, or someone from doing something

• You can't stop me from going.
• We must stop the disease spreading.

PAUSE

B1to pause to do something

• We stopped to buy some water.
• Let's stop for lunch.

PLACE

A1a place where a bus or train stops to let people get on and off

• I get off at the next stop.
• Where's the nearest bus stop?

ACT OF STOPPING

B1an act of stopping, or a short visit

• We made a stop in Rome on the way.
• The car came to a stop.

PREVENT

B2put a stop to: to end something bad

• The school wants to put a stop to bullying.