No. 14,685 in Russian
перестать
To stop or cease.
In a sentence
Я решил перестать есть сладкое.
I decided to stop eating sweets.
The verb 'перестать' is used here in the sense of ceasing or stopping an action, indicating a decision to discontinue a specific habit.
Он попросил нас перестать шуметь.
He asked us to stop making noise.
In this sentence, 'перестать' conveys the idea of quitting or halting a disruptive behavior upon request.
Когда же дождь перестанет?
When will the rain stop?
Here, 'перестать' is used in a figurative sense to describe the cessation of an event or natural occurrence.
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