stop – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of stop

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to stop out
Participle: stopped out
Gerund: stopping out

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of stop

Indicative

Present

Istop out
youstop out
he;she;itstops out
westop out
youstop out
theystop out

Perfect

Ihave stopped out
youhave stopped out
he;she;ithas stopped out
wehave stopped out
youhave stopped out
theyhave stopped out

Past

Istopped out
youstopped out
he;she;itstopped out
westopped out
youstopped out
theystopped out

Pluperfect

Ihad stopped out
youhad stopped out
he;she;ithad stopped out
wehad stopped out
youhad stopped out
theyhad stopped out

Future

Iwill stop out
youwill stop out
he;she;itwill stop out
wewill stop out
youwill stop out
theywill stop out

Future Perfect

Iwill have stopped out
youwill have stopped out
he;she;itwill have stopped out
wewill have stopped out
youwill have stopped out
theywill have stopped out

Subjunctive

Present

Istop out
youstop out
he;she;itstop out
westop out
youstop out
theystop out

Perfect

Ihave stopped out
youhave stopped out
he;she;ithave stopped out
wehave stopped out
youhave stopped out
theyhave stopped out

Imperfect

Istopped out
youstopped out
he;she;itstopped out
westopped out
youstopped out
theystopped out

Pluperfect

Ihad stopped out
youhad stopped out
he;she;ithad stopped out
wehad stopped out
youhad stopped out
theyhad stopped out

Conditional

Present

Iwould stop out
youwould stop out
he;she;itwould stop out
wewould stop out
youwould stop out
theywould stop out

Perfect

Iwould have stopped out
youwould have stopped out
he;she;itwould have stopped out
wewould have stopped out
youwould have stopped out
theywould have stopped out

Imperative

youstop out
weLet's stop out
youstop out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam stopping out
youare stopping out
he;she;itis stopping out
weare stopping out
youare stopping out
theyare stopping out

Perfect

Ihave been stopping out
youhave been stopping out
he;she;ithas been stopping out
wehave been stopping out
youhave been stopping out
theyhave been stopping out

Past

Iwas stopping out
youwere stopping out
he;she;itwas stopping out
wewere stopping out
youwere stopping out
theywere stopping out

Pluperfect

Ihad been stopping out
youhad been stopping out
he;she;ithad been stopping out
wehad been stopping out
youhad been stopping out
theyhad been stopping out

Future

Iwill be stopping out
youwill be stopping out
he;she;itwill be stopping out
wewill be stopping out
youwill be stopping out
theywill be stopping out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been stopping out
youwill have been stopping out
he;she;itwill have been stopping out
wewill have been stopping out
youwill have been stopping out
theywill have been stopping out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be stopping out
youwould be stopping out
he;she;itwould be stopping out
wewould be stopping out
youwould be stopping out
theywould be stopping out

Perfect

Iwould have been stopping out
youwould have been stopping out
he;she;itwould have been stopping out
wewould have been stopping out
youwould have been stopping out
theywould have been stopping out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'stop'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'stop'

estop, shop, slop, sop, stap, step, stip, stob, stomp, stoop,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

not to move
hold
come to a stand or standstill
stay
to stop moving
stick
to stop
anchor, cease, halt, end
to be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking
brake
to not continue
desist
to cause to cease moving
immobilize
to cause to come to an end
end
to tarry
tarry
to reside temporarily
sojourn
to finish (something)
conclude, consummate, discontinue, do, fullcome, round off, stay, terminate, end
to cease
blin, desist
come to a standstill
astand
to cease to proceed or act
absist, belay, blin, break off, cease, cess, cheese it, come to an end, desist, discontinue, forbear, halt, have done with, hold, leave off, let up, rest, stanch, staunch, stay, surcease, terminate
to stay somewhere temporarily
keep, quarter, sleep over, sojourn, stay, stay over, stop off, stop over, tarry
to keep under control
behedge, bind, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
to render motionless; to cause something to stop moving
arrest, draw up, freeze, halt, immobilize
to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
anchor, astand, blin, brake, cease, draw up, grind to a halt, halt, hold, stall, stay
To stop moving.
immobilize
To be without motion.
rest
halt
end, terminate, discontinue, arrest, restrain, interrupt, intermit, check
hinder
impede, obstruct, interrupt, prevent, thwart, delay, preclude, intercept
cease
end, desist, finish, quit, surrender, withdrawn, relinquish

Antonyms

to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking
cease, desist, give up, quit, surrender, persevere, yield
to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
accelerate, continue, go, move, proceed
to pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another
desist, end, proceed
to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
demotivate, discourage, halt, prevent, incite
halt
go, run, speed, career
hinder
assist, aid, advance, forward
cease
start, initiate, commence

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. -stoppian (in forstoppian "to stop up, stifle"), along with M.L.G. stoppen, O.H.G. stopfon (Ger. stopfen) a W.Gmc. borrowing from V.L. *stuppare "to stop or stuff with tow or oakum" (cf. It. stoppare, Fr. étouper "to stop with tow"), from L. stuppa "coarse part of flax, tow." Plugs made of tow were used from ancient times in Rhine valley. Sense of "bring or come to a halt" (1440) is from notion of preventing a flow by blocking a hole, and the word's development in this sense is unique to Eng., though it since has been widely adopted in other languages; perhaps infl. by L. stupere "be stunned, be stupefied." The noun is first recorded 1483. Stopper "glass plug for a bottle neck" is from 1667. Stopgap is from 1684. Stop-watch is from 1737. Phrase stop on a dime first attested 1964. Stop-and-go (adj.) is from 1926.
2. From Middle English stoppen, stoppien, from Old English stoppian (“to stop, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (“to stop, close”), *stuppijaną (“to push, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, *(s)tewb- (“to push; stick”), from *(s)tew- (“to bump; impact; butt; push; beat; strike; hit”).
3. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stopje (“to stop, block”), West Frisian stopje (“to stop”), Dutch stoppen (“to stop”), Low German stoppen (“to stop”), German stopfen (“to be filling, stuff”), German stoppen (“to stop”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål stoppe (“to stop”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish stoppa (“to stop”), Middle High German stupfen, stüpfen (“to pierce”). More at stuff, stump.
4. Alternative etymology derives Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn from an assumed Vulgar Latin *stūpāre, *stuppāre (“to stop up with tow”), from stūpa, stīpa, stuppa (“tow, flax, oakum”), from Ancient Greek στύπη (stúpē), στύππη (stúppē, “tow, flax, oakum”). This derivation, however, is doubtful, as the earliest instances of the Germanic verb do not carry the meaning of "stuff, stop with tow". Rather, these senses developed later in response to influence from similar sounding words in Latin and Romance. See: Middle English 'stoppen', Old English 'stoppian', Frisian, Saterlandic 'stopje', Dutch 'stoppen', Low Saxon 'stoppen', German, old spelling 'stopfen', German, old spelling 'stoppen', Middle High German 'stupfen'.

Verbs referencing "stop"

Irish stop, Tok Pisin stap, Sranan tapu, Hungarian stoppol, Albanian stopohem, Serbo-Croatian štopati, Serbo-Croatian штопати, Tok Pisin stapim, Finnish with old forms stopata.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] with her masts dipping into them, and that, springing up again, she rolls over on the other side, until a heavy sea strikes her with the noise of a hundred great guns, and hurls her back—that she stops, and staggers, and shivers, as though stunned, and then, with a violent throbbing at her heart, darts onward like a monster goaded into madness, to be beaten down, and battered, and crushed, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was only yesterday, ” said George, “ as I was busy loading stones into a cart, that young Mas’r Tom stood there, slashing his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] will ye ? ” said the mother, giving now and then a kick, in a kind of general way, under the table, when the movement became too obstreperous. “ Can't ye be decent when white folks comes to see ye ? Stop dat ar, now, will ye ? Better mind yerselves, or I'll take ye down a button-hole lower, when Mas’r George is gone ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] much, in this simple dog's head, what such an indiscreet midnight promenade might mean. Some dim ideas of imprudence or impropriety in the measure seemed to embarrass him considerably; for he often stopped, as Eliza glided forward, and looked wistfully, first at her and then at the house, and then, as if reassured by reflection, he pattered along after her again. A few minutes brought them to the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] wistfully, first at her and then at the house, and then, as if reassured by reflection, he pattered along after her again. A few minutes brought them to the window of Uncle Tom's cottage, and Eliza stopping, tapped lightly on the window-pane. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of the congregation. Thus, when he applied his text to the first assemblage of his hearers, and pictured the wonder of the church at their presumption in forming a congregation among themselves, he stopped short with his Bible under his arm in the manner I have described, and pursued his discourse after this manner: (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] hoss wants rubben down; see how he splashed hisself; and Jerry limps too; don't think Missis would be willin ’ to have us start dis yer way, no how. Lord bless you, Mas’r, we can ketch up, if we do stop. Lizy never was no great of a walker. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] mad dragon of an engine with its train of cars; scattering in all directions a shower of burning sparks from its wood fire; screeching, hissing, yelling, panting; until at last the thirsty monster stops beneath a covered way to drink, the people cluster round, and you have time to breathe again. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The hostess, who was busy in various fizzing and stewing operations over the fire, preparatory to the evening meal, stopped, with a fork in her hand, as Eliza's sweet and plaintive voice arrested her. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Stop that ar jaw o ’ yourn, there, ” said Tom, gruffly. “ I can stand most any talk o ’ yourn but your pious talk,—that kills me right up. After all, what's the odds between me and you ? ’ Tan't that you [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He went through hell but never stopped smiling. Uncle, thank you. (Hoy Maharaja)
  • and your boyfriend up there stops now. Or should I say your client? That time is now over. (Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)
  • That is my car. Sir, enough with it! Stop it and come. If I stop now, (Nunakuzhi)
  • You tried telling me so often I stopped you, da (Magudam)