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stopped

verb
/stɒpt/UK/stɑpt/US/stɒpt/CA/stɔpt/

Etymology

From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

  1. derived from *(s)tewp-✻
  2. inherited from *stuppōną✻ — “to stop, close”
  3. inherited from *stoppōn✻
  4. inherited from stoppian — “to stop, close”
  5. inherited from stoppen
  6. suffixed as stopped — “stop + ed”

Definitions

  1. simple past and past participle of stop

  2. Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed

    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.

  3. In the state resulting from having stopped.

    • A stopped clock is right twice a day.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Having a stop

      Having a stop; being closed at one end.

    2. In a well-pruned state.

    3. Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth

      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 d

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA