止める (やめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

止める (やめる) means to stop / quit / give up.

See example sentences below.

止める at a glance

止める

やめるyameru

N4verb

to stop / quit / give up

止めるやめるyameruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop / quit / give up

Example 1

たばこをやめることにした。

Translation

I decided to quit smoking.

Example 2

ここで車を止めてください。

Translation

Please stop the car here.