"terminate" meaning in English

See terminate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɝmɪneɪt/ [General-American], /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terminate.wav Forms: more terminate [comparative], most terminate [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|terminātus}} Latin terminātus, {{doublet|en|termine}} Doublet of termine Head templates: {{en-adj}} terminate (comparative more terminate, superlative most terminate)
  1. Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-adj-dp6OZkcn
  2. Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-adj-9TL~Giam Disambiguation of Death: 9 24 17 9 13 5 3 5 0 11 3 1
  3. (mathematics) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite): véges (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-adj-HIXj6gO2 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 7 19 4 5 3 22 6 2 19 4 3 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite': 8 5 88

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɝmɪneɪt/ [General-American], /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terminate.wav Forms: terminates [present, singular, third-person], terminating [participle, present], terminated [participle, past], terminated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|terminātus}} Latin terminātus, {{doublet|en|termine}} Doublet of termine Head templates: {{en-verb}} terminate (third-person singular simple present terminates, present participle terminating, simple past and past participle terminated)
  1. (transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-xpApPD9n
  2. (transitive) To conclude. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb--dUsiof0
  3. (transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to. Tags: transitive Translations (to set or be a limit or boundary to): убивам (ubivam) (Bulgarian), 殺害 /杀害 (shāhài) (Chinese Mandarin), 殺死 /杀死 (shāsǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 解決 /解决 (jiějué) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 幹掉 /干掉 (gàndiào) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 幹 /干 (gàn) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 解僱 /解雇 (jiěgù) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 解約 /解约 (jiěyuē) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), (chǎo) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 炒魷魚 /炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), irtisanoa (Finnish), ბოლოს მოღება (bolos moɣeba) (Georgian), განადგურება (ganadgureba) (Georgian), entlassen (German), (intrans.) végződik (Hungarian), lezár [transitive] (Hungarian), zár (Hungarian), befejez (Hungarian), végződtet [technical, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Hungarian), meggyilkol (Hungarian), megsemmisít (Hungarian), megszüntet (Hungarian), felbont (Hungarian), felmond (Hungarian), megszakít (Hungarian), cuir ar scor (Irish), 消す (kesu) (Japanese), 解約する (kaiyaku suru) (Japanese), 解雇する (kaiko suru) (Japanese), cancelar (Portuguese), ограничивать (ograničivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ограничить (ograničitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), убить (ubitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), расторгать (rastorgatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расторгнуть (rastorgnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), acabar (Spanish), despedir (Spanish), descharchar (Spanish), destituir (Spanish), cesantear (Spanish), expulsar (Spanish), kärst- (Tocharian B), אָפּזאָגן (opzogn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-kPL5mClx Disambiguation of 'to set or be a limit or boundary to': 0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1
  4. (transitive) To form an appropriate end on (a wire, cable, hose, pipe, etc), such as by applying a cable terminal or a hose ferrule. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Insurance
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-en:form_an_appropriate_end_on__an_object_ Disambiguation of Insurance: 6 5 11 5 4 5 26 7 4 19 4 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 13 2 2 3 39 4 1 22 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 3 15 3 3 3 32 4 3 26 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 3 9 2 2 2 26 3 2 13 2 2 23 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 9 2 1 1 30 2 1 16 2 1 26 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 4 5 35 8 3 26 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 5 6 31 10 5 24 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 4 37 8 3 31 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 5 6 29 10 5 27 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 4 4 36 9 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 4 4 34 10 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 3 4 35 10 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 7 6 28 10 5 24 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 4 4 4 37 9 3 28 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 7 19 4 5 3 22 6 2 19 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 4 4 34 14 3 27 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 3 4 34 9 3 32 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 4 4 36 10 4 28 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 4 4 4 36 10 4 28 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 4 4 32 9 3 25 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 4 4 36 9 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 4 4 39 9 3 28 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 4 4 4 36 9 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 3 21 3 3 3 27 7 3 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 4 5 38 9 4 25 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 1 4 1 49 6 1 35 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 4 3 4 37 9 3 29 5 5
  5. (transitive) To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to end the employment contract): axe
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-lcxyXHFT Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 4 4 34 10 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 7 6 28 10 5 24 7 6 Disambiguation of 'to end the employment contract': 7 3 0 3 69 0 10 6 0
  6. (transitive, euphemistic) To kill someone or something. Tags: euphemistic, transitive
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-TP4O7yko Categories (other): English euphemisms
  7. (intransitive) To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-3YX3YEab Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 3 9 2 2 2 26 3 2 13 2 2 23 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 9 2 1 1 30 2 1 16 2 1 26 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 4 4 37 8 3 31 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 5 6 29 10 5 27 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 4 4 34 10 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 3 4 35 10 3 29 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 7 6 28 10 5 24 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 7 19 4 5 3 22 6 2 19 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 3 4 34 9 3 32 5 5
  8. (intransitive) Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus. Tags: intransitive Translations (of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus): végállomáshoz ér (Hungarian), … a végállomása (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-5W-AUY4o Disambiguation of 'of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus': 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 89 1
  9. (intransitive) To issue or result. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-terminate-en-verb-OoTNEygf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fire, sack, lay off Synonyms (to end incompletely): discontinue, stop, break off Derived forms: self-terminate, terminate with extreme prejudice, thought-terminating cliché Related terms: terminable, termination, terminator, terminus, abort Translations: приклю́чвам (prikljúčvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), приклю́ча (prikljúča) [perfective] (Bulgarian), 結束 /结束 (jiéshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 終止 /终止 (zhōngzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 了結 /了结 (liǎojié) (Chinese Mandarin), beëindigen (Dutch), termineren (Dutch), lopettaa (Finnish), päättää (Finnish), terminer (French), terminar (Galician), შეწყვეტა (šec̣q̇veṭa) (Georgian), გაწყვეტა (gac̣q̇veṭa) (Georgian), abbrechen (German), terminieren (German), διακόπτω (diakópto) (Greek), סיים (siyém) (Hebrew), (intrans.) abbamarad (Hungarian), megszakad (Hungarian), véget ér (Hungarian), lejár (Hungarian), megszakít [transitive] (Hungarian), véget vet (Hungarian), megszüntet (Hungarian), cessare (Italian), terminare (Italian), 止める (yameru) (Japanese), 打ち切る (uchikiru) (Japanese), aboleō (Latin), porotūtuki (Maori), porotukituki (Maori), tauporo (Maori), whakamutu (Maori), keremutu (Maori), terminar (Portuguese), termina (Romanian), прекраща́ть (prekraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прекратить (prekratitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), terminar (Spanish), kärst- (Tocharian B)
Disambiguation of 'to end incompletely': 22 8 0 15 17 0 25 13 0

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “to end incompletely”",
      "word": "continue"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "self-terminate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminate with extreme prejudice"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "thought-terminating cliché"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*terh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "terminātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin terminātus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "termine"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of termine",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin terminātus, past participle of terminō (“I set bounds to, bound, limit, end, close, terminate”), from terminus (“a bound, limit, end”); see term, terminus. Doublet of termine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "terminates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "terminate (third-person singular simple present terminates, present participle terminating, simple past and past participle terminated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ter‧mi‧nate"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "termination"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminator"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "abort"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to terminate a process before its completion",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to terminate an effort, or a controversy",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1857, John Scandrett Harford, The Life of Michael Angelo Buonarroti:",
          "text": "During this interval of calm and prosperity, he terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state."
      ],
      "id": "en-terminate-en-verb-xpApPD9n",
      "links": [
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "incomplete",
          "incomplete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To conclude."
      ],
      "id": "en-terminate-en-verb--dUsiof0",
      "links": [
        [
          "conclude",
          "conclude"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To conclude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to terminate a surface by a line",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To set or be a limit or boundary to."
      ],
      "id": "en-terminate-en-verb-kPL5mClx",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To set or be a limit or boundary to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "(intrans.) végződik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "transitive"
          ],
          "word": "lezár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "zár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "befejez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "topics": [
            "technical",
            "engineering",
            "physical-sciences",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "végződtet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ograničivatʹ",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ограничивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ograničitʹ",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ограничить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ubivam",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "убивам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shāhài",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "殺害 /杀害"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shāsǐ",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "殺死 /杀死"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiějué",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "解決 /解决"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gàndiào",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "幹掉 /干掉"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gàn",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "幹 /干"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bolos moɣeba",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "ბოლოს მოღება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganadgureba",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "განადგურება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "meggyilkol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "megsemmisít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kesu",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "消す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "cancelar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ubitʹ",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "убить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "acabar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "kärst-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiěgù",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "解僱 /解雇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiěyuē",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "解約 /解约"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chǎo",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "炒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chǎo yóuyú",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "炒魷魚 /炒鱿鱼"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "irtisanoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "entlassen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "megszüntet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "felbont"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "felmond"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "megszakít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "cuir ar scor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaiyaku suru",
          "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
          "word": "解約する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 97 1 0 0 0 1 1",
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          "text": "After dropping off travellers at Foregate Street, my train terminates at Shrub Hill - a station which boasts one of the best selection [sic] of semaphore signals left in the country.",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "lezár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "zár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "befejez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
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        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "végződtet"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ograničivatʹ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ограничивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ograničitʹ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ограничить"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ubivam",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "убивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shāhài",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "殺害 /杀害"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shāsǐ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "殺死 /杀死"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiějué",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "解決 /解决"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gàndiào",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "幹掉 /干掉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gàn",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "幹 /干"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bolos moɣeba",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "ბოლოს მოღება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganadgureba",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "განადგურება"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "meggyilkol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "megsemmisít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kesu",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "消す"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "cancelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubitʹ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "убить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "acabar"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "kärst-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiěgù",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "解僱 /解雇"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiěyuē",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "解約 /解约"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǎo",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "炒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǎo yóuyú",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "炒魷魚 /炒鱿鱼"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "irtisanoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "entlassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "megszüntet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "felbont"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "felmond"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "megszakít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "cuir ar scor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiyaku suru",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "解約する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiko suru",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "解雇する"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rastorgatʹ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расторгать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rastorgnutʹ",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расторгнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "despedir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "descharchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "destituir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "cesantear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "expulsar"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "opzogn",
      "sense": "to set or be a limit or boundary to",
      "word": "אָפּזאָגן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus",
      "word": "végállomáshoz ér"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus",
      "word": "… a végállomása"
    }
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}

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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "mathematics: expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite",
      "word": "véges"
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}

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