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discontinue

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis′kən tin′yo̅o̅)


Inflections of 'discontinue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
discontinues
v 3rd person singular
discontinuing
v pres p
discontinued
v past
discontinued
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•con•tin•ue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnyu/USA pronunciation   v., -tin•ued, -tin•u•ing. 
  1. to (cause to) come to an end or stop; cease: [~ + object]I had to discontinue my class when I sprained my ankle.[~ + verb-ing]He discontinued running in the cold weather.[no object]The job will discontinue in the spring.
  2. to cease using, producing, subscribing to, etc.:[~ + object]The auto manufacturer discontinued that car back in 1989.
dis•con•tin•u•a•tion /ˌdɪskənˌtɪnyuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]a discontinuation of business as usual.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•con•tin•ue  (dis′kən tin′yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., -tin•ued, -tin•u•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to put an end to;
    stop;
    terminate:to discontinue nuclear testing.
  2. to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.:to discontinue a newspaper.
  3. Lawto terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like).

v.i. 
  1. to come to an end or stop;
    cease;
    desist.
  • Medieval Latin discontinuāre. See dis-1, continue
  • Anglo-French discontinuer
  • late Middle English 1400–50
dis′con•tin′u•er, n. 
    1. See interrupt. 
    1. resume.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː/ vb ( -ues, -uing, -ued)
  1. to come or bring to an end; interrupt or be interrupted; stop
  2. (transitive) to terminate or abandon (an action, suit, etc)
ˌdisconˈtinuance n ˌdisconˌtinuˈation n
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