stopped
UK/stɒpt/
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Australia/stɔpt/
stopped is the simple past and past participle of stop.
Adjective
stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)
- Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
- We were stopped for more than three hours!
- They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.
- In the state resulting from having stopped.
- A stopped clock is right twice a day.
- Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- In a well-pruned state.
- Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
- þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period
Meaning of stop
Verb
stop (third-person singular simple present stops, present participle stopping, simple past and past participle stopped)
- To cease moving.
- I stopped at the traffic lights.
- Synonyms:
- brake
- Not to continue.
- The riots stopped when police moved in.
- Synonyms:
- blin
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.
- To cease; to no longer continue.
- One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.
- Antonyms:
- keep
- To cause (something) to come to an end.
- The referees stopped the fight.
- Synonyms:
- blin
- To interrupt, prevent or end the activity of someone or something.
- Don't let me stop you working.
Forms of stopped
| comparative | more stopped |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stopped |
Origin of stopped
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.
Words formed from stopped
Phrases with stopped
- stopped by
- stopped in
- stopped it
- stopped up
- stopped off
- stopped out
- full stopped
- plow stopped
- stopped cold
- stopped dead
- stopped down
- stopped into
19 more phrasesFewer phrases
- stopped lead
- stopped over
- stopped pipes
- stopped press
- stopped short
- plough stopped
- stopped the job
- stopped traffic
- rain stopped play
- stopped at nothing
- stopped the presses
- stopped the bleeding
- stopped someone's clock
- stopped and smelt the roses
- stopped and smelled the roses
- stopped and smelt the flowers
- stopped two gaps with one bush
- stopped and smelled the flowers
- stopped someone in their tracks
Words that rhyme with stopped
Questions about stopped
- What does stopped mean?
- Stopped means not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
- What is stopped the simple past and past participle of?
- Stopped is the simple past and past participle of stop.
- What part of speech is stopped?
- Stopped is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stopped?
- Stopped is pronounced /stɒpt/ (UK).
Words near stopped in the dictionary
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