N31479/1669
止める
Ichidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb
Reading
とめる
Meanings
- to stop, to turn off
- to park
- to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)
- to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit
- to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind
- to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple
- to detain, to keep in custody
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Example sentences
エンジンを止めてから車を降りてください。
Please turn off the engine before getting out of the car.
彼女は涙を止めることができなかった。
She was unable to hold back her tears.
父は私が留学することを止めようとした。
My father tried to stop me from studying abroad.
ポスターを壁にピンで止めた。
I pinned the poster to the wall.
医師は患者の痛みを止めるために適切な薬を処方した。
The doctor prescribed appropriate medication to relieve the patient's pain.
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