Words / A1

STOP/stɒp/

To stop is to not continue. Please stop talking. The bus stopped. Opposite of start. a bus stop is the place. Stop + -ing: stop talking means end the action.

Meaning

To not continue; to end an action.

Examples

• “Please stop talking.”
• “The rain stopped.”

Good to know

stop + -ing. a bus stop (place).

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