"stopped" meaning in English

See stopped in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /stɒpt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stɔpt/ [Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard], /stɑpt/ [General-American], /stɒpt/ [Canada], /stɒpt/ [New-Zealand], [stɔ̟pt] [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-stopped.ogg [US] Forms: more stopped [comparative], most stopped [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒpt Etymology: From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stop|ed}} stop + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Translations (not moving): स्थिर (sthir) (Hindi), parado [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-adj-seEw5CgH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 4 25 27 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 24 22 15 14 23 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 11 9 21 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 6 5 30 9 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 4 3 25 18 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 10 7 12 29 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 11 9 14 19 4 Disambiguation of 'not moving': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-adj-ctv0Uqgp Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 24 22 15 14 23 4
  3. (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-adj-qp3vXYDe Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 24 22 15 14 23 4
  4. (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-adj-KTwo~6Qm Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 24 22 15 14 23 4
  5. (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-adj-g7YHMQ6j Categories (other): Phonetics, English terms suffixed with -ed, Mechanics Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 24 22 15 14 23 4 Disambiguation of Mechanics: 9 14 8 0 69 0 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 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

Verb

IPA: /stɒpt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stɔpt/ [Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard], /stɑpt/ [General-American], /stɒpt/ [Canada], /stɒpt/ [New-Zealand], [stɔ̟pt] [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-stopped.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒpt Etymology: From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stop|ed}} stop + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stopped
  1. simple past and past participle of stop Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: stop
    Sense id: en-stopped-en-verb-i0o0DY34

Alternative forms

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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɒpt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɔpt/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "British",
        "Scotland",
        "Southern",
        "Standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɑpt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stopped.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/28/En-us-stopped.ogg/En-us-stopped.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/En-us-stopped.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɒpt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/stɒpt/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[stɔ̟pt]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒpt"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "sthir",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "word": "स्थिर"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "not moving",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stopped"
}

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