stop dead
stop dead · stops dead · stopped dead · stopping dead
заморожувати, заморозити, замерзнути
заморозить, замораживать, встать
einfrieren, halten, hängen
To stop suddenlyTo stop suddenly.
» We stopped dead in our tracks.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To stop suddenly.
stop moving or become immobilized
Examples
17 sentencesWe stopped dead in our tracks.
Tom stopped dead in his tracks.
Stop beating a dead horse.
Припини марнувати час. — deniko
ruНе трать время попусту. — odexed
She stopped dead in her tracks.
ruОна остановилась как вкопанная. — Karok
He stopped dead in his tracks.
ruОн остановился как вкопанный. — Karok
Forms
stops dead, stopping dead, stopped dead, stopped dead| Base form | stop dead · to stop dead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops dead |
| Present participle | stopping dead |
| Past simple | stopped dead |
| Past participle | stopped dead |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- stop moving or become immobilized:freeze
Lessons 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