止める (Tomeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto stop; to turn offesp. 止める, 停める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto parkesp. 止める, 停める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)esp. 止める, 停める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to buttonesp. 留める
Examples
彼女は話をやめた。
She stopped talking.
彼女は喫煙をやめた。
She gave up smoking.
彼女は学校をやめた。
She dropped out of school.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).