halt
part of speech
verb (halt, halts, halted, halting); noun (a halt)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb) To stop, or to make something stop. tree →
2) (noun) A stop: «come to a halt». tree →
3) (interjection) «Halt!» — an order to stop at once, used by soldiers or guards. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to limp or be lame, not to stop. Prophet Elijah says the people "halt between two opinions" in the same sense. Interpretation: The limping dance of Baal's prophets shows how empty their worship was, while Israel is called to choose clearly. In the primary lessons: In stories: guards shout «Halt! Who goes there?» In news: «Work was halted by the rain». In safety: vehicles «come to a halt» at red lights. «Grind to a halt» = slowly stop.
examples
- And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made. (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me. (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places. (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917) tree →
- The bus came to a halt at the lights. tree →
- "Halt!" shouted the guard. tree →
- Rain halted the cricket match. tree →
- The traffic ground to a halt. tree →
- The train halted at the station. tree →
- The teacher halted the race when a child fell. tree →
- Stop! halt!” urged one of the singers. tree →
note
Regular verb. Formal or dramatic word for «stop». Adjective «halting» = slow and unsure («halting speech»).
In the corpora
- The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.
- And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.
- For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
- Britain grinds to a halt».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «halt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.