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came to a stop

came to a stop is the simple past of come to a stop.

Meaning of come to a stop

Verb

come to a stop (third-person singular simple present comes to a stop, present participle coming to a stop, simple past came to a stop, past participle come to a stop)

  1. To stop moving or being active; to stop.
    • The TV broadcast suddenly came to a dead stop.
  2. To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.
    • The renovation effort came to a juddering stop due to a lack of funding.
    Synonyms:
    come to a stand

Questions about came to a stop

What is came to a stop the simple past of?
Came to a stop is the simple past of come to a stop.

Words near came to a stop in the dictionary

  1. came to
  2. came to a boil
  3. came to a close
  4. came to a head
  5. came to a sticky end
  6. came to a stop
  7. came to an end
  8. came to anchor
  9. came to bat
  10. came to be
  11. came to bed

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