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 Definitions of discontinue  [ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu]  

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Definition of 'discontinue' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) discontinue
to put an end to; stop; terminate.

2.  discontinue
to cease using, producing, subscribing to, etc.

3.  discontinue
to terminate or abandon (a lawsuit, claim, or the like).

4. (v.i.) discontinue
to come to an end or stop; cease; desist.

Etymology:  (1400–50; < ML discontinuāre. See dis -1, continue)

Definition of 'discontinue' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"

2. (verb) discontinue
come to or be at an end
"the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

3. (verb) break, break off, discontinue, stop
prevent completion
"stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"


Definition of 'discontinue' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) discontinue
to stop producing a product or providing a service
This line has been discontinued.


Definition of 'discontinue' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) discontinue
to interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off

2. (verb) discontinue
to lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off

3. (verb) discontinue
to be separated or severed; to part


Translation of 'discontinue' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to stop or put an end to
I have discontinued my visits there.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ophou, beëindig, staak, a Arabic flag Arabic: يوقِف، يَقْطَع (الزِّيارا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прекратявам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: interromper Czech flag Czech: přerušit German flag German: unterbrechen
Danish flag Danish: afbryde; ophøre; indstill Greek flag Greek: σταματώ, διακόπτω Spanish flag Spanish: interrumpir, suspender
Estonian flag Estonian: lakkama, lõpetama Farsi flag Farsi: دست کشیدن از؛ ادامه ندادن Finnish flag Finnish: keskeyttää
French flag French: interrompre Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַפְסִיק Hindi flag Hindi: सिलसिला तोड़ना
Croatian flag Croatian: prekinuti Hungarian flag Hungarian: abbahagy Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengakhiri
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hætta, fella niður Italian flag Italian: interrompere Japanese flag Japanese: 中止する
Korean flag Korean: 중지하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nutraukti Latvian flag Latvian: izbeigt; pārtraukt
Malay flag Malay: berhenti Dutch flag Dutch: bea aindigen Norwegian flag Norwegian: avbryte, holde opp med, i
Polish flag Polish: przerwać, zaprzestać Persian flag Persian: دست کشیدن از؛ ادامه ندادن Pashto flag Pashto: پرېكول، نه پسى اوږدول،موق
Portuguese flag Portuguese: interromper Romanian flag Romanian: aîntrerupe Russian flag Russian: прекращать
Slovak flag Slovak: prerušiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: prekiniti Serbian flag Serbian: prestati
Swedish flag Swedish: avbryta, sluta (upphöra) Thai flag Thai: หยุด Turkish flag Turkish: son ver(dir)mek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 中止,中斷 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: припиняти Urdu flag Urdu: منقطع ہو جانا یا کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: làm gián đoạn Chinese flag Chinese: 中止

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