おもいとどまる
Omoitodomaru
Other forms: 思い止まる、思い留まる、思い止どまる
思いとどまる (Omoitodomaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to give up (an idea or plan), to abandon, to refrain from (doing), to change one's mind”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
Examples
怒鳴りつけたかったが思いとどまった。
He was about to explode, but checked himself.
私は彼女にスキーを思いとどまらせた。
I argued her out of going skiing.
私の両親は私が一人旅するのを思いとどまらせた。
My parents discouraged me from traveling alone.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).