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discontinuediscontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnyu/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEdiscontinue |
Present | I, you, we, they | discontinue | | he, she, it | discontinues | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | discontinued | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have discontinued | | he, she, it | has discontinued | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had discontinued | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will discontinue | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have discontinued |
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Present | I | am discontinuing | | he, she, it | is discontinuing | | you, we, they | are discontinuing | Past | I, he, she, it | was discontinuing | | you, we, they | were discontinuing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been discontinuing | | he, she, it | has been discontinuing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been discontinuing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be discontinuing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been discontinuing |
THESAURUSnot continue► stop to not continue something or not continue happening, or to make someone or something not continue or not happen: Can we stop now? I’m tired. By noon the rain had stopped. ► give up to stop doing something because it is harmful or not healthy: Sheryl gave up eating dessert for a month. ► abandon formal to stop doing something because there are too many problems: Helicopters had to abandon the search because of bad weather conditions. ► discontinue formal to stop doing something that has been done or has been happening regularly for a while: Doctors decided to discontinue his treatment because it was not working. ► cease formal to stop doing something: The organization ceased to exist in 2009. ► end to make a situation or a process that is happening stop: She told him she wanted to end their relationship. ► put an end to something to stop something, especially so that it never starts again: The new evidence should put an end to rumors about his guilt. ► halt to make something stop changing, developing, or making progress. Used especially in writing: What can be done to halt the spread of the disease? to stop doing, producing, or providing something: The airline plans to discontinue daily flights from L.A. to Osaka.► see thesaurus at stop1—discontinued adjective: a discontinued china pattern—discontinuance noun [uncountable]—discontinuation /ˌdɪskəntɪnyuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |