"halt" meaning in German

See halt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /halt/
Etymology: From Middle High German halt, pertaining to Old High German halto (“soon, fast”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haldiz, an adverbial comparative like *batiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|halt}} Middle High German halt, {{cog|goh|halto||soon, fast}} Old High German halto (“soon, fast”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*haldiz}} Proto-Germanic *haldiz, {{m|gem-pro|*batiz}} *batiz Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} halt, {{de-adv}} halt
  1. (colloquial, modal particle) Indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable; so, just, simply, indeed, well Tags: colloquial, modal, particle Synonyms: eben Related terms: ja
    Sense id: en-halt-de-adv-wtr7z1tu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /halt/ Forms: halt! [canonical]
Etymology: From the verb halten (“to hold; to stop”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|halten||to hold; to stop}} halten (“to hold; to stop”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=halt!}} halt!
  1. stop!, wait!
    Sense id: en-halt-de-intj-5ASU5b5n Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /halt/
Etymology: From the verb halten (“to hold; to stop”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|halten||to hold; to stop}} halten (“to hold; to stop”) Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} halt
  1. singular imperative of halten Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: halten
    Sense id: en-halt-de-verb-b32AlLwK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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