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# discontinue

verb (discontinue, discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing)

«discontinue» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stop doing, making or providing something: The shop has discontinued that toy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#m1)
2. (formal) To bring something to an end: The service will be discontinued. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a product is «discontinued» when the company stops making it; in formal notices and exams «discontinue» is a stiff word for «stop». Phrases: «a discontinued line», «discontinue a service», «discontinue the use of».

### Examples

- They discontinued my favourite cereal, so we can't buy it any more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x1)
- The bus service was discontinued last winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x2)
- Discontinue use if your skin gets red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x3)
- The factory discontinued the old model of car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x4)
- My trainers are discontinued, so I need a new kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x5)
- The club discontinued its Saturday lessons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/#x6)

### Note

«Discontinued» is often used like an adjective: a discontinued product. Formal; in plain talk say «stop». Not the same as «continue» (keep going) — the prefix dis- makes the opposite. In maths, a discontinued item stops adding to a total from that point on.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life a product is «discontinued» when the company stops making it; in formal notices and exams «discontinue» is a stiff word for «stop». Phrases: «a discontinued line», «discontinue a service», «discontinue the use of».

### Note

«Discontinued» is often used like an adjective: a discontinued product. Formal; in plain talk say «stop». Not the same as «continue» (keep going) — the prefix dis- makes the opposite. In maths, a discontinued item stops adding to a total from that point on.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discontinue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontinue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discontinue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discontinue.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «discontinue» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discontinue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discontinue» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/discontinue.html) on Mova free.