The verb "stop", and a question or two about it, please
We can (1) stop doing something, for example: She stopped writing and put her pen down; we can (2) stop to do something, for example: She stopped to say 'hi'. We can (3) stop for something, as in "Would you stop for a cup of coffee, please?". But can we also (4) stop for doing something? For example: I felt thirsty and stopped for having some water. Can we say this?
Another question I have is that we can (5) stop someone from doing something. For example: There's nothing that can stop us now from achieving our goals, but can we say it without using the "from", please? For example (6) There's nothing that can stop us achieving our goals. Is this, too, correct? And does it have the same meaning as #5?
Thank you all!
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Laborious But can we also (4) stop for doing something? In the great majority of cases, no. In a few cases, it may be possible.
- Laborious But can we also (4) stop for doing something?
- In the great majority of cases, no.
- In a few cases, it may be possible.
- For example (a randomly Googled example), "the Isola dei Pescatori, a tiny, touristy fishing village is where to stop for eating and drinking" seems tolerable to me.
- Laborious For example: I felt thirsty and stopped for having some water.
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LaboriousBut can we also (4) stop for doing something?
In the great majority of cases, no. In a few cases, it may be possible. For example (a randomly Googled example), "the Isola dei Pescatori, a tiny, touristy fishing village is where to stop for eating and drinking" seems tolerable to me.
LaboriousFor example: I felt thirsty
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