DESIST


Meaning of DESIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪˈzɪst ]

v.intr. (often foll. by from) literary abstain; cease (please desist from interrupting; when requested, he desisted). [OF desister f. L desistere (as DE-, sistere stop, redupl. f. stare stand)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.