discontinue
To interrupt the continuance ofTo interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
» This product was discontinued due to low sales.
Dieses Produkt wurde wegen niedriger Verkaufszahlen vom Markt genommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
They plan to discontinue that design.
einstellen, auslaufen lassen
прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ, прекрати́тьprekratítʹ, остана́вливатьostanávlivatʹ
put an end to a state or an activity
(transitive)To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).
Examples
14 sentencesThis product was discontinued due to low sales.
deDieses Produkt wurde wegen niedriger Verkaufszahlen vom Markt genommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That model has been discontinued.
AOL is discontinuing its dialup service.
The product was discontinued after one year.
deDas Produkt wurde nach einem Jahr nicht mehr produziert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My favourite TV show has been discontinued.
deMeine Lieblingsfernsehsendung wurde abgesetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.
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Forms
discontinues, discontinuing, discontinued, discontinued| Base form | discontinue · to discontinue |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | discontinues |
| Present participle | discontinuing |
| Past simple | discontinued |
| Past participle | discontinued |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 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