No. 599 in Hebrew
לעצור
To stop.
In a sentence
אני צריך לעצור ליד הבית כי שכחתי את המפתחות.
I need to stop by the house because I forgot the keys.
Here, the word 'לעצור' means 'to stop' in the sense of pausing or halting momentarily.
המשטרה ניסתה לעצור את הפושע שברח מהזירה.
The police tried to arrest the criminal who fled the scene.
In this context, 'לעצור' is used to mean 'to arrest', as in detaining someone by authority.
עלינו לעצור את השיחה הזו לפני שתהפוך לוויכוח.
We need to stop this conversation before it turns into an argument.
Here, 'לעצור' implies 'to stop something' in a preventive or controlling manner.
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