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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Robi	-	Hungarian
RosÁLia	roo-ZA-lyə	Portuguese
Navneet	-	Indian (Sikh)
&Aelig;Lfthryth	-	Anglo-Saxon
Benas	-	Lithuanian
Gentry	['dʒentri]