verb (used with object), stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stop·ping. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue:to stop running.

Etymology. From stop +‎ -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

[intransitive, transitive] to no longer move; to make someone or something no longer move The car stopped at the traffic lights. Ann stopped in front of the house. This train doesn’t stop in Evanston. We stopped for the night in Tampa.

verb cries, crying or cried (intr) to utter inarticulate sounds, esp when weeping; sob. (intr) to shed tears; weep. (intr usually foll by out) to scream or shout in pain, terror, etc. (tr often foll by out) to utter or shout (words of appeal, exclamation, fear, etc)

Stop + infinitive means to interrupt an activity in order to do something else, so the infinitive is used to express the purpose of stopping.

Correct spelling, explanation: this form, stopping, with consonant p doubled, is the correct one, because the word stop ends with a combination of letters: consonant-vowel-consonant. Therefore stopping is created as a correct form, and stoping is a mistake*. …

Something that is sought-after is in great demand, usually because it is rare or of very good quality. A gold medal is the most sought-after prize in world sport.

To stop doing something means to finish/quit doing something. Stop to do something means to take a break/finish doing something else to do something.

Start – activities are those things the team will begin doing in the next cycle. Stop – looks back at the previous cycle of the project to identify which things didn’t work and should cease. Continue – identifies things that worked in the previous cycle and need to be part of the team’s core activities.

stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness.

You can say ‘start to do’ and ‘start doing’, for example “Last year I started learning Chinese” or, “Last year I started to learn Chinese.” Both are correct and both have the same meaning. Some native speakers may prefer one form over the other, but this will be for regional or personal reasons.

Here are 30 things to start doing for yourself.

• Create a vision for your life.
• Meditate daily.
• Treat your body well.
• Listen to your heart and intuition.
• Mix up your routine.
• Get clear on your values.
• Make time for joy and pleasure.
• Pause throughout the day.

Let’s begin with the verb ‘start’ itself as it has a number of phrasal verbs. If you start off a meeting, you begin it by doing something: I’d like to start off the meeting with a brief summary of our aims. You can also use ‘start off’ intransitively: I’m going to start off with a few introductions.

What is another word for to begin with?

1 : to start or cause (something) to start in a specified way He started off by introducing himself. She started off (her run) at a slow jog. The performance started off badly. —often + with I started off my speech with a joke.

If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something. To start something off means to cause it to begin.

phrase. To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.

to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something: She started off the meeting with the monthly sales report. I’d like to start off by thanking you all for coming today. I’m going to start off by introducing two new members of staff.

This is a set phrase that people use when offering drinks to visitors to their home. It sounds polite and friendly, and adults use this phrase with all kinds of guests, from friends to repair people to colleagues.

If you get off to a good start, you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start, you are not successful in the early stages of doing something. The new Prime Minister has got off to a good start, but he still has to demonstrate what manner of leader he is going to be.

Linking words and phrases weave sentences together to create a cohesive paragraph….Sequence.