stop
/stɒp/
#262 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.
Word origin
From Old English stoppian, meaning to close up or block an opening.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- stoppian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (stop, stops, stopped)
Examples
Please .
"Stop" means to make the car not move any more.
bus near .
"Stops" is the form used with he, she, or it.
rain afternoon.
"Stopped" is the past form of "stop".
When you stop, you no longer move or keep doing something. You can stop walking, stop talking, or stop a car so it stands still.
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