Meaning of 思いとどまる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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思いとどまる, 思い止まる, 思い止どまる
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Kana Readingおもいとどまる
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Romajiomoitodomaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
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Example Sentences
思いとどまる, 思い止まる, 思い止どまる, おもいとどまる used in context
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彼女を説得してこのばかな計画を思いとどまらせなければならない。
We must talk her out of this foolish plan.
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She was discouraged from publishing her first novel.
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They dissuaded her from cutting her long hair.
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He was about to explode, but checked himself.
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I discouraged my sister from going out with the leader of the pack.
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I argued her out of going skiing.
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Kanji found in this word
stop, halt
On: シ
Kun: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し
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