Old Frisian

Verb

slūta

1. to lock

Conjugation

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: sluute
• West Frisian: slute

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

sluta ‎(present slutar, preterite slutade, supine slutat, imperative sluta)

1. to stop (come to an end)
2. to quit (e.g. school, a job or a habit)
3. to cease doing something

   Sluta skrika!

   Stop screaming!

4. to finish; to have as a result (from a competition)

   Hon slutade på andra plats i tävlingen.

   She finished as runner-up in the competition.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• avsluta
• sluta upp

Antonyms

• (stop): börja, påbörja
• (quit): börja

Synonyms

• (stop): upphöra

Verb

sluta

1. to close, to shut; to obstruct an opening
2. to connect the ends of a curve so that it no longer has any beginning nor end
3. (reflexive) to retract within oneself; to reduce one's connections with other people
4. to strike (a deal)

   De slöt en överenskommelse om att fortsätta förhandlingarna.

   They struck a deal about continuing the negotiations.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• besluta
• försluta
• innesluta
• sammansluten
• sluta fred
• sluta sig samman
• sluta upp
• tillsluta

Antonyms

• (close): öppna, öppna upp
• (retract): öppna sig

Synonyms

• (close): stänga
• (retract within oneself): dra sig tillbaka