desist
To cease to proceed or actTo cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
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» Could you kindly desist from throwing peanuts from the gallery?
Ви не могли б, будь ласка, припинити кидати арахіс з галереї? — deniko
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Examples
3 sentencesCould you kindly desist from throwing peanuts from the gallery?
Ви не могли б, будь ласка, припинити кидати арахіс з галереї? — deniko
I demand that you cease and desist from sending unsolicited emails.
deIch fordere Sie auf, das Versenden von unerbetenen E-Mails zu unterlassen. — al_ex_an_der
Cease and desist!
Meaning
1 senses(formal)To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
Please desist from telephoning me at this number.
aufhören
возде́рживатьсяvozdérživatʹsja, воздержа́тьсяvozderžátʹsja, прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ
утримуватисяutrymuvatysja, припинятиprypynjaty, переставатиperestavaty
- choose not to consume
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French desister, from Latin dēsistō, from dē- + sistō (whence de-).Borrowed from Middle French desister, from Latin dēsistō, from dē- + sistō (whence de-).
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Forms
desists, desisting, desisted, desistedTenses
desist · desisted · will desist · have desistedSynonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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