# stopped

Pronunciation: say "STOPT" US /stɑpt/, UK /stɒpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of stop. — simple past and past participle of stop
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of stop. Use this form for something that already happened or finished.
   - _The rain stopped just before noon._
   - _They had stopped for gas before the long drive north._

## Adjective

2. In the still or inactive state that follows coming to a halt.
   - Simple: No longer moving or working, after coming to a halt.
   - _The stopped escalator forced everyone onto the stairs._
   - _With the machine stopped, the whole workshop fell silent._
3. Halted but not properly parked or berthed; also describing the occupants of such a vehicle.
   - Simple: Standing still in a vehicle without being properly parked. Can also describe the people inside.
   - _A stopped freighter drifted just outside the harbor mouth._
   - _Officers approached the stopped motorists to check their papers._
4. Having a stop, or closed at one end, as with certain pipes or tubes.
   - Simple: Closed at one end instead of open all the way through.
   - _Each stopped pipe sounds an octave lower than an open one of the same length._
   - _The builder added a row of stopped flutes to the new organ._
5. Produced by completely closing the speech organs in the mouth, as with consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
   - Simple: Made by fully closing the mouth for a moment, like the sounds b, d, p, and t.
   - _A stopped consonant briefly halts the breath before releasing it._
   - _Many languages contrast stopped sounds with continuous ones like s and f._
6. In a well-pruned condition, with growth trimmed back and kept tidy.
   - Simple: Cut back and kept neat, like a well-trimmed plant.
   - _A stopped chrysanthemum branches more freely and flowers a little later._
   - _The nursery sold stopped seedlings that were ready for transplanting._

## Origin

From "stop" plus the suffix "-ed." In some senses the adjective comes from the verb, while in others it may come directly from the noun "stop."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stopped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).