halt
To limp; move with a limping gaitTo limp; move with a limping gait.
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» The train was brought to a sudden halt.
Потяг миттєво зупинився. — deniko
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7 languagesExamples
77 sentencesMeaning
9 senses(intransitive, obsolete)To limp; move with a limping gait.
(intransitive, obsolete)To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
More meanings 6
(obsolete)To waver.
(obsolete)To falter.
(intransitive, obsolete)To stop marching.
(intransitive, obsolete)To stop either temporarily or permanently.
anhalten, stoppen, rasten
класть на полкуklastʹ na polku, встать, замеретьzameretʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To bring to a stop.
anhalten, stoppen, stocken
(obsolete, transitive)To cause to discontinue.
The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.
anhalten, stoppen, stocken
остана́вливатьostanávlivatʹ
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- come to a halt, stop moving
- stop from happening or developing
- stop the flow of a liquid
Origin
From Middle English halten, from Old English healtian (“to be lame, walk with a limp”), frFrom Middle English halten, from Old English healtian (“to be lame, walk with a limp”), from Proto-West Germanic *haltōn, related to *halt. English usage in the sense of 'make a halt' is from the noun. Cognate with North Frisian halte, Swedish halta.
From Middle French halt, from early modern German halt (“stop!”), imperative of halten (“to hold, to stop”). Doublet of hold (see that entry for more information).
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Forms
halts, halting, halted, haltedTenses
halt · halted · will halt · have haltedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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