On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 at 09:52, John McCrae ***@***.***> wrote: *Synsets* oewn-02686624-v (Interlingual Index: i35062) (v) stop <https://en-word.net/lemma/stop>, give up <https://en-word.net/lemma/give%20up>, discontinue, lay off <https://en-word.net/lemma/lay%20off>, cease <https://en-word.net/lemma/cease>, quit <https://en-word.net/lemma/quit> put an end to a state or an activity “Quit teasing your little brother” oewn-00363001-v (Interlingual Index: i23547) (v) stop <https://en-word.net/lemma/stop>, break <https://en-word.net/lemma/break>, break off <https://en-word.net/lemma/break%20off>, discontinue prevent completion “stop the project” “break off the negotiations” *Motivation* I can't see the difference in these senses. Preventing completion of an activity implies ending the activity and vica versa — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1034>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIPZRQHCLDEAKOVNV2REA3ZSLYVHAVCNFSM6AAAAABMZKGJL6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGQ3TIOJWGMZTANQ> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 at 11:58, John McCrae ***@***.***> wrote: All the verbs in both synsets seem to be able to take a verbal complement (examples from CoCA) "give up (on) doing what they love most" "really wish that person would lay off the button pushing" "who planned to never cease being a girl" "found Jesus and quit using heroin" "she'd break off singing and begin to laugh" "find a new provider or discontinue receiving a service" It could be the case that "break" only takes noun complements, but I have trouble finding any of this verb used in this sense at all (with any complements) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1034 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIPZRRYBZZNHQNVJNG5CH3ZSMHLXAVCNFSM6AAAAABMZKGJL6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDEOJYGQ3DEMJTGE> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>