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stilstaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

stilstaan is used for these senses in English:

  • rest (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

rest — full definition

  1. noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  2. noun The remaining part of something; what is left over.
  3. noun A pause of a specific length in a piece of music, or the symbol marking it.
  4. verb To stop working or moving in order to relax or recover.
  5. verb To lean, lie, or be supported on something.

stop — full definition

  1. verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  2. verb To cease doing something, or to prevent it from continuing.
  3. noun A place where a bus, train, or other vehicle regularly halts to pick up or drop off passengers.

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