![]() ![]() ‘I think it’s going to rain, ’ she said, pausing to look up at the sky. pause to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again He paused for a moment to consider the question. ![]() to stop for a short time stop to stop for a short time Shall we stop for coffee now? I stopped to have a look at the map. The US government ceased talks with North Korea. cease formal to stop doing something The company has decided to cease production of its film cameras. The US decided to pull out of the competition. Pack it in, will you! (=used when telling someone to stop doing something, because they are annoying you ) pull out of something to stop taking part in something that you have agreed to take part in The unions have pulled out of the negotiations. pack something in informal to stop doing something, especially because you feel tired or annoyed Sometimes I feel like packing in my job and starting again somewhere else. I’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room. give something up to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time It’s so hard to give up smoking. quit especially American English informal to stop doing something She needs to quit complaining about her life. THESAURUS to stop doing something stop to not do something any longer I wish she would stop talking. In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the subject of stop. In this sentence, ‘the car’ is the object of stop.
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