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How to pronounce stop
Say it like this: /stɔp/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does stop mean?
verbTo cease moving.
“I stopped at the traffic lights.”
Not to continue.
“Soon the rain will stop.”
To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
“The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.”
nounA (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
“They agreed to meet at the bus stop.”
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
“That stop was not planned.”
That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
“A fatal stop trauerst their headlong course”
punctUsed to indicate the end of a sentence in a telegram.
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