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opphøre

verbverb

to cease · to come to an end

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk ‘stanse og løfte hodet for å høre’ from German 'to stop and raise the head in order to listen'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

stanse (II, 1)to stop, slutte (1)to cease to stopstanse (II, 1), to ceaseslutte (1)
  • la alle stridigheter opphøre let all quarrelling cease
  • da hun forsvant, opphørte alt som var trygt when she disappeared, everything that was safe came to an end