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anhalten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exhort verb To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
  • last adj Coming after all others; final.
  • stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

anhalten is used for these senses in English:

  • draw up (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.
  • exhort To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • halt (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
  • last (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

halt — full definition

  1. verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
  2. noun A stop, especially a temporary one.

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