stop from doing



stop someone from doing something

to prevent someone from doing something. I can't stop her from running away. They couldn't stop themselves from eating.
See also: stop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliasə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr
Aleaə-LEE-əEnglish (Rare)
Prabhu-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Farooq-Arabic
Njord-Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Damijana-Slovene