abb meaning in English

quits▼◼◻◻noun
[UK: kwɪts] [US: ˈkwɪts]

surrender [surrenders]▼◼◻◻noun
[UK: sə.ˈren.də(r)] [US: sə.ˈren.dər]

act of omission▼noun
[UK: ækt əv ə.ˈmɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈækt əv oˈmɪʃ.n̩]

let-up▼noun
[UK: ˈlet ʌp] [US: ˈlet ʌp]

letup▼noun
[UK: ˈle.ˌtəp] [US: ˈle.ˌtəp]

omission [omissions]▼noun
[UK: ə.ˈmɪʃ.n̩] [US: oˈmɪʃ.n̩]

pull the plug▼◼◼◼

give up smoking▼◼◼◼[UK: ɡɪv ʌp ˈsməʊkɪŋ] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp ˈsmoʊkɪŋ]

get out of the way of smoking▼[UK: ˈɡet ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈweɪ əv ˈsməʊkɪŋ] [US: ˈɡet ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈweɪ əv ˈsmoʊkɪŋ]

sheathe the sword▼[UK: ʃiːð ðə sɔːd] [US: ˈʃiːð ðə ˈsɔːrd]

throw in one's cards▼[UK: ˈθrəʊ ɪn wʌnz kɑːdz] [US: ˈθroʊ ɪn wʌnz ˈkɑːrdz]

quit work▼◼◼◼[UK: kwɪt ˈwɜːk] [US: ˈkwɪt ˈwɝːk]

snatch one's time▼[UK: snætʃ wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈsnætʃ wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

knock off▼verb
[UK: nɒk ɒf] [US: ˈnɑːk ˈɒf]

lay off▼verb
[UK: leɪ ɒf] [US: ˈleɪ ˈɒf]

forswear one's books▼[UK: fɔː.ˈsweə(r) wʌnz bʊks] [US: fɔːr.ˈswer wʌnz ˈbʊks]

ring off▼[UK: rɪŋ ɒf] [US: ˈrɪŋ ˈɒf]

raise a siege▼[UK: reɪz ə siːdʒ] [US: ˈreɪz ə ˈsiːdʒ]

get off (somebody)▼[UK: ˈɡet ɒf] [US: ˈɡet ˈɒf]

discontinuing▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˌdɪs.kən.ˈtɪn.juː.ɪŋ] [US: ˌdɪs.kən.ˈtɪn.juː.ɪŋ]

quited▼adjective
[UK: ˈkwaɪtɪd ] [US: ˈkwaɪtɪd ]

I've stopped smoking▼[UK: aɪv stɒpt ˈsməʊkɪŋ] [US: aɪv ˈstɑːpt ˈsmoʊkɪŋ]

stop [stopped, stopping, stops]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: stɒp] [US: ˈstɑːp]The music stopped. = Abbamaradt a zene.

cease [ceased, ceasing, ceases]▼◼◼◻verb
[UK: siːs] [US: ˈsiːs]

drop [dropped, dropping, drops]▼◼◻◻verb
[UK: drɒp] [US: ˈdrɑːp]

be interrupted▼verb
[UK: bi ˌɪn.tə.ˈrʌp.tɪd] [US: bi ˌɪn.tə.ˈrəp.təd]

break off▼verb
[UK: breɪk ɒf] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈɒf]

come to nothing▼verb
[UK: kʌm tuː ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]

give over▼verb
[UK: ɡɪv ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡɪv ˈoʊv.r̩]

leave off▼verb
[UK: liːv ɒf] [US: ˈliːv ˈɒf]

be broken off▼verb
[UK: bi ˈbrəʊkən ɒf] [US: bi ˈbroʊkən ˈɒf]

ceasing▼noun
[UK: ˈsiːs.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsiːs.ɪŋ]

in that▼◼◼◼adverb
[UK: ɪn ðæt] [US: ɪn ˈðæt]

therein▼adverb
[UK: ðeə.ˈrɪn] [US: ðe.ˈrɪn]

be in position to▼[UK: bi ɪn pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ tuː] [US: bi ɪn pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈtuː]

flatter oneself that▼[UK: ˈflæ.tə(r) wʌn.ˈself ðæt] [US: ˈflæ.tər wʌn.ˈself ˈðæt]

he flatters himself that▼[UK: hiː ˈflæ.təz hɪm.ˈself ðæt] [US: ˈhiː ˈflæ.təz ˌhɪm.ˈself ˈðæt]

he flatters himself that he will win▼[UK: hiː ˈflæ.təz hɪm.ˈself ðæt hiː wɪl wɪn] [US: ˈhiː ˈflæ.təz ˌhɪm.ˈself ˈðæt ˈhiː wɪl ˈwɪn]

he is of an age▼[UK: hiː ɪz əv ən eɪdʒ] [US: ˈhiː ˈɪz əv ˈæn ˈeɪdʒ]

in proportion as▼phrase
[UK: ɪn prə.ˈpɔːʃ.n̩ əz] [US: ɪn prə.ˈpɔːr.ʃn̩ ˈæz]