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останови́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is остана́вливать
  • 1.

    to stop, to bring to a stop, to halt

    Води́тель останови́л маши́ну у перекрёстка.

    The driver stopped the car at the intersection.

    Transitive: the subject stops an object.

  • 2.

    to stop (someone from doing something), to hold back, to restrain

    Е́сли оте́ц что реши́л, его не остано́вишь.

    Once Father has made up his mind, nobody can stop him.

  • 3.

    to fix (one's gaze) on, to focus on, to direct at

    Он останови́л взгляд на ста́рой фотогра́фии.

    He fixed his gaze on the old photograph.

    Mostly with взгляд, внимание, подозрения.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
остановлю́
ты-
остано́вишь
он/она́/оно́-
остано́вит
мы-
остано́вим
вы-
остано́вите
они́-
остано́вят

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
останови́
вы
останови́те
Past
masculine
останови́л
feminine
останови́ла
neuter
останови́ло
plural
останови́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

останови́вший

having stopped, that stopped, who stopped

Passive present

-

Passive past

остано́вленный

stopped, halted

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

останови́в

остановивши

while doing (past)

Word familyостано́вPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
останови́ть-to stop; to stop (someone from doing something); to fix (one's gaze) on
останови́ться-to stop; to stay (as a visitor)
приостанови́тьпри-to suspend; to suspend (officially)
приостанови́тьсяпри-to temporarily halt to pause
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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
  • ph.reem.esmail edited translation 7 months ago.