たちどまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
After walking for a while, he stopped and used his eyes, nose, and ears to probe his surroundings.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
Examples (25 in total)
We stopped to take pictures.
I stop while regulating my breathing.
They stopped to talk.
I noticed that he had stopped.
I stopped and gazed at them.
She stopped to smoke a cigarette.
I stopped so I could smoke a cigarette.
The traveler stopped to ask me the way.
He stopped to smoke.
The horse stopped and wouldn't move.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked back.
Suddenly, she stopped and looked around.
I stopped and waited for the car to pass.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked round.
Having come running, he stopped and caught his breath.
Tom never stops to think.
With my path blocked, I stopped in my tracks.
He stopped to think which way to go.
You've taken a step ahead of us, while we've stayed standing still.
But, as if remembering something, he stopped halfway up the slope.
I decided to stop for a moment and try tracing the sound.
The five of us came to a stop in the middle of the street.
Sorry, but I don't have the luxury of stopping to chat leisurely.
But there's no time to stop and ask what's going on.
They run past me as I stand still and disappear through the door.