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Moderatestopped
The correct spelling is stopped.
How to pronounce stopped
/stɑpt/
verbIPA: /stɑpt/
Say it like: Sto-ppe-d
The correct spelling is stopped. To cease moving. For example: "I stopped at the traffic lights."
Usage Examples
“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
“Soon the rain will stop.”
“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cease moving.
- 2.To not continue.
- 3.To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- 4.To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
- 5.To cause (something) to come to an end.
adjective
- 1.(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
- 2.(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
- 3.(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
- 4.(of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
- 5.Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
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