🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

terminer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ter-mi-ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Terminate/ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il faut terminer ce projet avant ce soir."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To bring to an end; to cause an action, process, or relationship to stop.

    "The company decided to terminate the contract due to a breach of agreement."
  2. 2

    To come to an end; to conclude at a specific point or limit.

    "This train will terminate at the next station."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'terminate' originates from the Latin 'terminare', meaning 'to limit or end'. It evolved through Middle French in the 14th century before entering English in the late 15th century, retaining the core meaning of bringing something to an end.

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