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stopped

/stɒpt/ UK
/stɔpt/ Australia, British, Scotland
/stɑpt/ US
/stɒpt/ Canada
/stɒpt/ New Zealand
[stɔ̟pt] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒpt

Where it comes from

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

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of stop

adjective more stopped · most stopped

of a vehicle 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!
broadly In the state resulting from having stopped. A stopped clock is right twice a day.
of a pipe Having a stop; being closed at one end.
of a plant In a well-pruned state.
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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unmoving, nonmoving, halted, obstructed, stopped-up, stopped up, parked, stepped, locked, hinged, parade, stranded, foiled, nailed, checked, cut

Translations

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adj not moving

हिन्दी	स्थिर sthir
Português	parado

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@misc{stopped_2026,
  title = {stopped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stopped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}