discontinue

[US]/dɪskən'tɪnjuː/
[UK]/ˌdɪskən'tɪnju/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition:
vt. to cease or stop
vi. to come to an end or halt

English definition:
vt. a înceta sau a opri
vi. a ajunge la sfârșit sau a se opri
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardiscontinues
Past Tensediscontinued
Past Participlediscontinued
Present Participlediscontinuing

Example Sentences

The company decided to discontinue the production of that model.

Compania a decis să întrerupă producția acelui model.

They will discontinue the service starting next month.

Vor întrerupe serviciul începând cu luna viitoare.

The store will discontinue selling that product due to poor sales.

Magazinul va înceta să mai vândă acel produs din cauza vânzărilor slabe.

The company will discontinue support for older versions of the software.

Compania va întrerupe suportul pentru versiunile mai vechi ale software-ului.

The airline decided to discontinue flights to certain destinations.

Compania aeriană a decis să întrerupă zborurile către anumite destinații.

The government plans to discontinue funding for the project.

Guvernul intenționează să întrerupă finanțarea pentru proiect.

The company will discontinue the use of plastic packaging to reduce waste.

Compania va renunța la utilizarea ambalajelor din plastic pentru a reduce deșeurile.

The school will discontinue offering that course due to low enrollment.

Școala va înceta să mai ofere acel curs din cauza numărului scăzut de înscrieri.

The restaurant will discontinue serving a certain dish on their menu.

Restaurantul va înceta să mai servească un anumit preparat în meniul lor.

They decided to discontinue the partnership due to irreconcilable differences.

Au decis să întrerupă parteneriatul din cauza diferențelor ireconciliabile.

Real-world Examples

Within two years it would be discontinued.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

The study also found antibiotics which have been discontinued in clinical use for years.

Source: Special English Slow English

However, discontinuing coal will not be easy.

Source: VOA Special English: World

The makers have now promised to discontinue this practice.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

But Britain discontinued the use of " gotten" more than 300 years ago.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailing service to focus on streaming.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

At $100, this baby cost a lot of bread, which maybe why it was discontinued just two years after launch.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Experiments with " Substance N" were discontinued because the Nazis decided it was too dangerous to work with.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

He's bucked the SUV trend and drives a Honda Fit… a car that was discontinued in 2020.

Source: Vox opinion

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