English Explanatory Dictionary

stopped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of stop
adj
  1. Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
  2. In the state resulting from having stopped.
  3. Having a stop; being closed at one end.
  4. 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.

Pronunciation

/stɒpt/ /stɑpt/ en-us-stopped.ogg /stɔpt/ [stɔ̟pt]

Word forms

stopped more stopped most stopped

Etymology

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

Derived words

a stopped clock is right twice a day even a stopped clock is right twice a day glottal-stopped nonstopped pre-stopped stopped clock illusion stoppedness stopped pipe
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