verb
Meaning 1
To stop moving or being active; to stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The TV broadcast suddenly came to a dead stop.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
come to a stop
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
verb
Meaning 2
To reach a point where little progress is being made; to come to an impasse; to stop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The renovation effort came to a juddering stop due to a lack of funding.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: incagliarsi — reach a point of little progress