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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈtɝməˌneɪt/ · UK /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/
Forms: terminating, terminated
terminate means: To make something stop or finish, sometimes before it is complete.
verb
To make something stop or finish, sometimes before it is complete.
- You can terminate the service at any time.
- The error caused the program to terminate early.
- They terminated negotiations before reaching an agreement.
To end someone’s job or employment agreement.
- The company terminated his employment.
- She was terminated after repeated warnings.
- The employer may terminate the contract with one month’s notice.
To kill a person or animal, often described in deliberately indirect language.
- The agent was ordered to terminate the target.
- In the film, the robot terminates anyone who resists.
- The commander refused the order to terminate the prisoners.
To form the edge or limit of something.
- A curved line terminates the surface.
- The cliff terminates the plateau on its eastern side.
- In the drawing, two straight lines terminate the shaded region.
adjective
Having a clear, definite edge, shape, or limit.
- The drawing showed a terminate outline.
- Under bright light, the rock cast a sharply terminate shadow.
- The observer described the object as terminate in shape and size.
Able to be written with a limited number of digits or terms.
- One quarter has a terminate decimal form.
- The teacher wrote 0.125 as an example of a terminate decimal.
- Unlike one third, one eighth has a terminate decimal expansion.
Questions about terminate
What does terminate mean?
To make something stop or finish, sometimes before it is complete.
What is terminate in other languages?
Türkçe: sonlandırmak · Español: terminar · Français: terminer · Deutsch: beenden · Italiano: terminare · 日本語: 終了する
How do you pronounce terminate?
In American English /ˈtɝməˌneɪt/; in British English /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/.
How do you use terminate in a sentence?
You can terminate the service at any time. The error caused the program to terminate early.
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