stopped

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /stɑpt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑpt

Verb

stopped

1. simple past and past participle of stop

Adjective

stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)

1. (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!

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

2. (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.

   A stopped clock is right twice a day.

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.
   • 1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period:

     þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d

Derived terms

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

Translations

not moving

• Hindi: स्थिर (hi) (sthir)
• Portuguese: parado (pt) m