halt

«halt» in Mova's school dictionary: To stop, or to make something stop — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Britain grinds to a halt».
• 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «halt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.