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yameru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

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English Meaning(s) for やめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
  2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Definition and Synonyms for やめる

Finish event whose occurrence ends something
Synonyms: けり, けり, しまう, じまい, とどめ, やめる, エンド, おしまい, エンディング, フィニッシュ, 仕舞い, , 幕切れ, 最後, 最終, , , , , 末尾, 止む, 止め, 止める, 決着, 留め, 留める, , 終わり, 終わる, 終了, 終局, 終幕, 終末, 終止, 終決, 終結, 結び, 結ぶ, 結尾, 結末
End bring to an end or halt
Synonyms: しまう, やめる, 了する, 打ち切る, 断絶, 止む, 止める, 留める, 終える, 終了
Staunch stop the flow of a liquid
Synonyms: やめる, 止む, 止める, 留める
Check arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Synonyms: やめる, チェック, 止む, 止める, 留める
Break prevent completion
Synonyms: よす, やめる, ストップ, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 休止, 停止, 切る, 切り上げる, 取り止める, 差し止める, 打ち切る, 断つ, 断ち切る, 止す, 止む, 止める, 留める, 裁つ, 解消
Knock Off stop pursuing or acting
Synonyms: やめる, 中止, 取り下げる, 止む, 止める, 留める
Interrupt terminate
Synonyms: やめる, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 切る, 断つ, 止む, 止める, 留める, 途切らす, 途切らせる, 遮る
Delay stop or halt
Synonyms: やめる, 止む, 止める, 留める
Fillet fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める
Coup De Grace the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める
Discontinuance the act of discontinuing or breaking off
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 停止, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める
Stop the act of stopping something
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, ストップ, ブレーキ, 中止, 中絶, 休止, 停止, 制止, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める, 阻止
Arrest hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
Synonyms: やめる, 抑える, 抑止, 押さえる, 押しとどめる, せき止める, 止む, 止める, 留める, 阻む, 阻止, 食い止める
Fix cause to be firmly attached
Synonyms: つける, やめる, くっつく, くっつける, 付く, 付く, 作り付ける, 固定, 引っ付く, 引っ付ける, 据え付ける, 止む, 止める, 留める
Intercept seize on its way
Synonyms: やめる, ストップ, 止む, 止める, 留める, 立ちふさがる
Stop cause to stop
Synonyms: やめる, ストップ, 停止, 止む, 止める, 留める
Arrest cause to stop
Synonyms: やめる, 停止, 止む, 止める, 留める
Keep stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Synonyms: やめる, 妨げる, 封じる, 封じる, 封ずる, 封ずる, 押しとどめる, 止む, 止める, 留める, 邪魔, 防ぐ, 防止, 阻む, 阻害, 阻止
Block stop from happening or developing
Synonyms: やめる, ストップ, ブロック, ブロック, 中止, 停止, 取り止める, 差し止める, 打ち切る, 止む, 止める, 留める, 防止, 防遏, 阻止, 食い止める
Result have as a result or residue
Synonyms: やめる, 止む, 止める, 残す, 留める, 遺す
Lay Off put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms: おく, ひる, よす, しまう, やめる, ストップ, 中止, 停止, 取り止める, 廃す, 廃する, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 措く, 放る, 放る, 放る, 断つ, 止す, 止む, 止める, 留める, 終える
Stop a restraint that checks the motion of something
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める
Discontinuance an interruption (temporary or permanent)
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 停止, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める
Arrest check the expansion or influence of
Synonyms: やめる, 抑える, 抑止, 押さえる, 押しとどめる, せき止める, 止む, 止める, 留める, 阻む, 阻止, 食い止める

Categories やめる is a member of

Human Action something that people do or cause to happen
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Modify cause to change
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Termination the act of ending something
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Kill the act of terminating a life
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End bring to an end or halt
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Check arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
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Delay slow the growth or development of
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Defend be on the defensive
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Attach cause to be attached
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Take Hold Of take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
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Give Rise cause to happen, occur or exist
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Stop cause to stop
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Forestall keep from happening or arising
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Lay Off put an end to a state or an activity
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Fastener restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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Constraint a device that retards something's motion
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Stroke Order Diagrams for やめる

Conjugations for やめる

masu stem
yame
Negative stem
yame
te-form
yamete
Negative te-form
yamenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
yamenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yameru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamenai
Past Indicative Form
yameta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamenakatta
Presumptive Form
yameyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yamemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamemasen
Past Indicative Form
yamemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
yamemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
yametai
Present Indicative Negative Form
yametakunai
Past Indicative Form
yametakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yametakunakatta
Adjective stem
yameta
te-form
yametakute
Negative te-form
yametakunakute
Adverbial Form
yametaku
Provisional Form
yametakereba
Provisional Negative Form
yametakunakereba
Conditional Form
yametakattara
Conditional Negative Form
yametakunakattara
Objective Form
yametasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yamenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
yamereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
yamenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
yametara
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
yametari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamerarenai
Past Indicative Form
yamerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamerarenakatta
masu-stem
yamerare
te-form
yamerarete
Negative te-form
yamerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yameraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yameraremasen
Past Indicative Form
yameraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yameraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamerenai
Past Indicative Form
yamereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamerenakatta
te-form
yamerete
Negative te-form
yamerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yameremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yameremasen
Past Indicative Form
yameremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yameremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamerarenai
Past Indicative Form
yamerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamerarenakatta
masu stem
yamerare
te-form
yamerarete
Negative te-form
yamerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yameraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yameraremasen
Past Indicative Form
yameraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yameraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamesasenai
Past Indicative Form
yamesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamesasenakatta
masu stem
yamesase
te-form
yamesasete
Negative te-form
yamesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yamesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
yamesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
yamesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
yamesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamesaserarenakatta
masu stem
yamesaserare
te-form
yamesaserarete
Negative te-form
yamesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
yamesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
yamesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
yamesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
yamen
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
yamezaru

Sample Sentences for やめる

Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!
It's about time you stopped watching television.
You are to give up smoking at once.
Why did he quit smoking?
Stop banging on the door!

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