Information about the word halt (English → Esperanto: haltigi)

Synonyms: arrest, end, hold, obstruct, stall, stay, stem, stop

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/hɔːlt/
Hyphenationhalt
Shavian alphabet𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐸𐐫𐑊𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) halt(I) halted
(thou) haltest(thou) haltedst
(he) halts, halteth(he) halted
(we) halt(we) halted
(you) halt(you) halted
(they) halt(they) halted
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) halt (I) halted
(thou) halt(thou) halted
(he) halt(he) halted
(we) halt(we) halted
(you) halt(you) halted
(they) halt(they) halted
Imperative mood
halt
Participles
Present participlePast participle
haltinghalted

Usage samples

The stunning announcement that Evgenij Prigožin, head of the Wagner paramilitary group, was halting what seemed to be an inevitable confrontation with the forces of Russian president Vladimir Putin—some called it a coup d’état, others a civil war—did indeed remove the prospects of a bloody battle at the gates of the Kremlin.
At a tall booth Kerlin halted the cage of light.

Translations

Afrikaansstuit
Danishstoppe
Dutchstoppen
Esperantohaltigi
Germananhalten
Italianfermare
Low Germanstoppen
Papiamentostòp
Polishzatrzymać
Portuguesefazer parar; reprimir
Saterland Frisiananhoolde; brämsje; speere
Spanishparar
West Frisiantsjinhâlde