halted
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
An inflected form of halt · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,969 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,321 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- cause to stop also: hold, arrest Halt the enginesArrest the progress
- come to a halt, stop moving also: stop the car stoppedShe stopped in front of a store window
- stop from happening or developing also: stop, block, kibosh Block his electionHalt the process
- stop the flow of a liquid also: stem, stanch, staunch staunch the blood flowstem the tide
halted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Though the air was cold, he halted.
The Fair God · Lew Wallace · Chapter 1
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The lights were still green, but nevertheless all traffic was halted.
The Mind Master · Arthur J. Burks · Chapter 1
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Trixie started toward the jeep and he halted her--very courteously, of course.
One touch of Terra · Hannes Bok · Chapter 1
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At last the cow halted, for she was getting too far from her calf.
A Mountain Boyhood · Joe Mills · Chapter 1
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About halfway down the trail Jo Ann halted a moment to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The Mystery of Carlitos · Helen Randolph · Chapter 1