押(お)し留(とど)める

おしとどめる
verb (ichidan)
to restrain; to hold back; to dissuade
他動詞 transitiveactioncommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present押(お)し留(とど)める押(お)し留(とど)めない
Present polite押(お)し留(とど)めます押(お)し留(とど)めません
Past押(お)し留(とど)めた押(お)し留(とど)めなかった
Past polite押(お)し留(とど)めました押(お)し留(とど)めませんでした
て form押(お)し留(とど)めて押(お)し留(とど)めなくて
ている present押(お)し留(とど)めている押(お)し留(とど)めていない
ている polite押(お)し留(とど)めています押(お)し留(とど)めていません
ている past押(お)し留(とど)めていた押(お)し留(とど)めていなかった
ている past polite押(お)し留(とど)めていました押(お)し留(とど)めていませんでした
Conditional ば押(お)し留(とど)めれば押(お)し留(とど)めなければ
Conditional たら押(お)し留(とど)めたら押(お)し留(とど)めなかったら
Volitional押(お)し留(とど)めよう—
Volitional polite押(お)し留(とど)めましょう—
Potential押(お)し留(とど)められる押(お)し留(とど)められない
Passive押(お)し留(とど)められる押(お)し留(とど)められない
Causative押(お)し留(とど)めさせる押(お)し留(とど)めさせない
Imperative押(お)し留(とど)めろ押(お)し留(とど)めるな
1. to restrain; to hold back; to stop someone from acting
To physically prevent someone from moving or acting, often by pushing or holding them in place.
彼(かれ)を押(お)し留(とど)めた。
I held him back.
People nearby restrained the man who was acting violently.
The mother hurriedly held back the child who was about to run out.
2. to dissuade; to talk someone out of something
To persuade someone not to do something impulsive or risky, convincing them to reconsider their course of action.
I dissuaded him from quitting.
I talked my friend out of their reckless plan.
I consulted my boss about changing jobs, but was strongly dissuaded.

A compound verb from 押(お)す (to push) and 留(とど)める (to stop, keep in place). Sense 1 implies physical restraint — literally holding someone back from moving or acting. Sense 2 is more figurative — persuading someone not to do something, often something impulsive or risky.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 引(ひ)き止(と)める: to detain, hold back — emphasizes pulling back; often used for persuading someone to stay
  • 制止(せいし)する: to restrain, stop — more formal; often used in official or news contexts
  • 止(と)める: to stop — general; lacks the forceful nuance of 押(お)し留(とど)める