different between terms vs stagnate

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?stæ?ne?t/

Verb

stagnate (third-person singular simple present stagnates, present participle stagnating, simple past and past participle stagnated)

1. To cease motion, activity, or progress:
   1. (of water, air, etc) To cease to flow or run.

      If the water stagnates, algae will grow.

   2. (of water, air, etc) To be or become foul from standing.

      Air stagnates in a closed room.

   3. To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
      • 1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock

        Ready-witted tenderness […] never stagnates in vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.

      • 2003, Ernest Verity, Get Wisdom ?ISBN, page 434:

        Listening to what others say, especially to what they teach, prevents our minds stagnating, thus promoting mental growth into old age.

Derived terms

• stagnant
• stagnation

Translations

Anagrams

• attagens

Italian

Verb

stagnate

1. second-person plural present indicative of stagnare
2. second-person plural imperative of stagnare
3. feminine plural of stagnato

Anagrams

• stangate