desisted
past simple and past participle ofdesist
| 单词 | desisted |
| 释义 | desisted past simple and past participle ofdesist desist verb[I] formaluk/dɪˈsɪst/us/dɪˈsɪst/tostopdoing something,especiallysomething that someoneelsedoes notwantyou to do: Thesoldiershave beenorderedto desistfromfiringtheirguns. The highwindsareexpectedto desisttomorrow. Synonyms abstain refrainformal Abstaining and refraining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing something to end Examplesofdesisteddesisted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. With rampant unemployment and a surplus of labor, many workersdesistedfrom joining unions out of fear of such reprisals. From theCambridge English Corpus Out of that group, almost 40%desistedin serious offending between ages 20 and 25. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, it is necessary to stipulate how large the window needs to be to consider a person as havingdesisted. From theCambridge English Corpus It also seems likely that some of the individualsdesistedearlier than the desistance window of ages 20 -25 used in this analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus A class of individuals, labeled childhood limited, who demonstrated conduct problems in childhood but subsequentlydesisted, was also identified (24.3%). From theCambridge English Corpus They found that antisocial adolescents whodesistedfrom criminality had significantly greater physiological arousal and orienting than antisocial adolescents who became adult criminals. From theCambridge English Corpus Far from havingdesistedfrom intervention, it has grown apace and has been increasing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were well and truly trounced, so theydesistedfor a while; but they seem to be returning to their old unfortunate ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That wasdesistedfrom after strong local opposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would it not save a lot of money if theydesistedfrom coming here? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Although it has nowdesisted, that caused undue but great, and probably justifiable, anxiety in the minds of the public about its intentions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that that line of argument will bedesistedfrom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If that weredesistedin, we should have more to give in other directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it would be more graceful if hedesistedfrom that practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They havedesistedfrom tabling amendments which, although acceptable in terms of their content, would have been an obstacle to the adoption of this codifying text. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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