Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stopped

/stɔpt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
stopped
IPA
/stɔpt/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of stop

adj

Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.

adj

In the state resulting from having stopped.

adj

Having a stop; being closed at one end.

adj

In a well-pruned state.

adj

Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stɔpt/
  • British English: /stɒpt/

Inflected Forms

more stopped (comparative) most stopped (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstopped stoppedness

Phrases

a stopped clock is right twice a day even a stopped clock is right twice a day glottal-stopped pre-stopped stopped clock illusion stopped pipe

Synonyms

stopped-up stopped up

Rhymes With

dropped adopt topped opt co-opt popped chopped cropped swapped hopped photoshopped propped

Questions

How do you pronounce stopped?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɔpt/.
What does stopped mean?
simple past and past participle of stop
Where does stopped come from?
From stop + -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

How to pronounce stopped

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