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
Carlotta	kahr-LOT-tah	Italian
Stevenson	['sti:vnsn]
Kiro	-	Macedonian
Whitaker	['hwitəkə(r)]
Agnew	['ægnju:]
Joop	YO:P	Dutch