🚫deter

verb
/dɪˈtɜːr/

Meaning

to discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear

Example Sentences

High fines are meant to deter people from breaking the law.

Example Expressions

deter crime

Synonyms

discourage, prevent, hinder, dissuade

Antonyms

encourage, promote, support

Collocations

deter crime, deter action, deter from, strong deterrent

More Example Sentences

I am determined to improve my English this year.

She’s determined to learn English no matter what.

I’m determined to keep my promise no matter what.

We’re determined to arrive on time no matter what.

We’re determined to keep practicing no matter what.

I’m determined to finish this course no matter what.

He’s determined to improve his health no matter what.

They’re determined to solve the problem no matter what.

They’re determined to rebuild after the setback no matter what.

A woman trains for a cycling race every morning before sunrise riding along the river path near her town for at least twenty kilometers each session and follows a strict diet to stay in shape while her coach tracks her speed and endurance using data from a sensor attached to her bicycle and she gradually shaves minutes off her best time until she feels fully prepared for the competition day and lines up at the start with determination and confidence.

Related Vocabularies

To form a theory or set of ideas to explain something.
British spelling of 'behoove'; to be appropriate or necessary
to focus all one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity
To make someone feel very happy, animated, or excited.
To be a sign or warning that something, especially something bad, is going to happen.
to wait for someone or something; to expect

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