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Added 9 October 2026

stopped

/stɒpt/ verb

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simple past and past participle of stop

adjective

Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.
We were stopped for more than three hours!
In the state resulting from having stopped.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
Having a stop; being closed at one end.

Origin

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

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