phrasal verb · formal
put a stop to
UK/pʊt ə stɒp tuː/US/pʊt ə stɑːp tuː/PUT·a·STOP·to
task2speaking
to make something end or to prevent something from continuing
Examples
“The government must put a stop to illegal logging.”
“Policies that put a stop to pollution are urgent.”
“To put a stop to cheating, the school imposed stricter exam rules.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective regulation can put a stop to the exploitation of vulnerable communities by unscrupulous employers.”
Collocations
- put a stop to illegal activity
- put a stop to the practice of ___
Word family
put a stop to sth phrasal verbstop verbstopping noun
Common mistakes
stop→put a stop to
Say it for a higher band
5stop→6end→7+put a stop to
Synonyms
bring to an end
Easily confused
bring to an end
“The committee’s intervention brought the dispute to an end.”
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