Vocabulary

Form

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

verb vi
N2 freq #38

Example sentences

He hurried past me without stopping to speak.

He stopped short and looked back.

He stopped to smoke.

He stopped by Tom's chair.

I stopped and waited for the car to pass.

I stopped and gazed at them.

I tried to stop her but she made off in a hurry.

I stopped to smoke.