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- [stop in]
- /stɒp ɪn/
- /stɒp ɪn/
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- [stop in]
- /stɒp ɪn/
Definitions of stop in words
- verb with object stop in to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 1
- verb with object stop in to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 1
- verb with object stop in to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. 1
- verb with object stop in to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. 1
- verb with object stop in to restrain, hinder, or prevent (usually followed by from): I couldn't stop him from going. 1
- verb with object stop in to prevent from proceeding, acting, operating, continuing, etc.: to stop a speaker; to stop a car. 1
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Origin of stop in
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English stoppen (v.), Old English -stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up); cognate with Dutch, Low German stoppen, German stopfen; all ≪ Vulgar Latin *stuppāre to plug with oakum, derivative of Latin stuppa coarse hemp or flax < Greek stýppē
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Parts of speech for Stop in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stop in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stop in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stop in
verb stop in
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- come over — If a feeling or desire, especially a strange or surprising one, comes over you, it affects you strongly.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Antonyms for stop in
verb stop in
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
See also
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