Stopped

Quick meaning: Stopped is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of stop.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of stop.

More Meanings

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. (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.

Example Sentences

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

We were stopped for more than three hours!

þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d

They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.

Synonyms for stopped

Depending on context, synonyms include unmoving, halted, obstructed, nonmoving.

Antonyms for stopped

Common opposites include open, unstopped.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unmoving, nonmoving, halted, obstructed, parked, stepped.

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