- prevent. verb. to stop something from happening.
- stop. verb. to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.
- avoid. verb. to try to prevent something from happening.
- interfere with. phrasal verb. ...
- head off. phrasal verb. ...
- avert. verb. ...
- prohibit. verb. ...
- squash. verb.
What is the word for stopping something?
stoppage . noun. the act of stopping something.
What is the word for something happening over and over again?
To reiterate is to do or say something over and over again, to repeat insistently: to reiterate a refusal, a demand.
What is the meaning of to stop a continuous activity?
verb. to prevent something from happening or progressing normally.
What’s it called when you can’t stop something from happening?
uncontrollable . adjective. if a situation or event is uncontrollable, you cannot stop it, change it, or improve it.
Do over and over again?
The word “over” has been used since 900. It is a Middle English word meaning to do something again. If you do something over it means that you are doing something that has been done before. So, it is easy to surmise that if something is done over and over again it means that an action is repeated the whole time .
What is it called when something keeps happening?
To occur or happen again. repeat . recur . return . persist .
What is to stop something?
1 : to cease moving especially temporarily or for a purpose I stopped to catch my breath. The bus stops here. 2 : to halt the movement or progress of Stop the car!
What does put a stop to mean?
: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something) Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict. We need to put a stop to these practices. She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.
What means stop trying?
Verb. To give up on doing something (permanently)
What is the example of stop?
To stop is defined as to block, close, defeat, prevent from moving or bring to an end. An example of to stop is a dam keeping water from flowing in a river . An example of to stop is to apply the car’s brakes and the car stands still at a red light. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.
Is stop an English word?
Borrowed from English stop, from Middle English stoppen, from Old English stoppian (“to stop, close”).
What is the word used stopped?
interrupted , blocked, cancelled, cut short, gridlocked.
What is mean by again and again?
: at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly.
What is Over and over an example of?
— My dog just wants me to scratch his ears and rub his tummy over and over. — Our daughter is the valedictorian of her high school so she’s been practicing her graduation speech over and over again for the past three weeks. — You’ve told me over and over you would do your homework after dinner.
When someone talks about something over and over again?
Someone who says the same thing over and over again reiterates. They can be called reiterative .
