Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: discontinued
IPA transcription: [dɪskənt'ɪnjud]
Pronunciations of discontinued
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: discontinued
    Meaning: stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"
Usage examples
  • The Hans discontinued their service along this route, and as evidence that they were badly shaken by our success, sent no raiders down the Beaches.
  • Otters are frequently found on the banks of the Thames, and a large one was caught in an eel-basket, near Windsor, but the hunting of them is discontinued.
  • These intimacies quickly became horrible to him, and within the hour he began to try to get up courage enough to tell her so, and require that they be discontinued or very considerably modified.
  • Well-boiled greens--or mangel-wurzel boiled to a jelly--are an excellent addition to the food of all dogs, and may be given twice a-week; but they ought to be discontinued during the shooting-season with pointers, setters, cockers, and greyhounds; and also during the hunting season with foxhounds, harriers, and beagles, as they are apt to render the bowels too open for hard work.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Java (software platform), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Compact Cassette, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Custom Robo, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Icos, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Microsoft Bob, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Dungeons & Dragons, License CC BY-SA 4.0