A1 verb Neutre #142 le plus courant

stop

/stɒp/

To cease an activity, movement, or process. It is used when someone or something is no longer doing what they were doing or moving from one place to another.

Exemples

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1

Please stop the car near the park.

Please stop the car near the park.

2

The committee decided to stop the funding for the project.

The committee decided to stop the funding for the project.

3

Hey, stop it! That's annoying.

Hey, stop it! That's annoying.

Famille de mots

Nom
stop
Verb
stop
Adjectif
stoppable
Apparenté
stoppage
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Astuce mémo

Think of the red octagonal sign on the street; the word 'stop' has the same shape as a closed hand saying 'halt'.

Quiz rapide

I need to ___ eating sugar to stay healthy.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : stop

Exemples

1

Please stop the car near the park.

everyday

Please stop the car near the park.

2

The committee decided to stop the funding for the project.

formal

The committee decided to stop the funding for the project.

3

Hey, stop it! That's annoying.

informal

Hey, stop it! That's annoying.

4

Researchers had to stop the experiment due to safety concerns.

academic

Researchers had to stop the experiment due to safety concerns.

5

We should stop production until the error is fixed.

business

We should stop production until the error is fixed.

Famille de mots

Nom
stop
Verb
stop
Adjectif
stoppable
Apparenté
stoppage

Collocations courantes

stop talking to end a conversation
stop working to finish a task or for a machine to break
stop a bus to signal a vehicle to pull over
full stop the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
bus stop the place where a bus picks up passengers

Phrases Courantes

stop by

to visit a place for a short time

stop over

to stay at a place for one night while traveling

non-stop

without any pauses or interruptions

Souvent confondu avec

stop vs stay

Stay means to remain in a place, while stop means to end a movement or action.

stop vs quit

Quit usually refers to permanently ending a habit or leaving a job, whereas stop is more general.

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Notes d'usage

Use 'stop' with a gerund (-ing) to mean ending an activity. Use it with an infinitive (to + verb) to mean pausing one activity to start another.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often say 'stop to smoke' when they mean they have quit the habit of smoking; they should say 'stop smoking'.

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Astuce mémo

Think of the red octagonal sign on the street; the word 'stop' has the same shape as a closed hand saying 'halt'.

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Origine du mot

Derived from the Old English 'stoppian', which originally meant to plug or close a hole.

Modèles grammaticaux

stop + -ing (e.g., stop running) stop + to-infinitive (e.g., stop to rest) stop someone from doing something
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Contexte culturel

The English word 'STOP' is used on road signs in many countries regardless of the native language due to international traffic standards.

Quiz rapide

I need to ___ eating sugar to stay healthy.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : stop

Mots lis

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C1

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microfluship

C1

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antiponness

C1

The quality or state of being opposed to or averse to hard labor, toil, or physical exertion. It describes a deep-seated resistance to performing arduous tasks, often found in philosophical or psychological discussions about the nature of work.

forenumerary

C1

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detangite

C1

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unitangine

C1

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enjectment

C1

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invertite

C1

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malteghood

C1

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