anhalten
Meaning
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to stop (cease moving)
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to continue, to last
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to stop, to hold, to keep from moving
- (class-7, strong) to urge, to encourage, to compel (to do something) (often by referring to the matter repeatedly)
- (class-7, reflexive, strong) to hold tight, to hold on to something or someone
- (class-7, dated, strong) to ask for
Concepts
come to a stop
stand upright
call somebody to halt
be limited to
leave somewhere for a time
lead to
connect to
Synonyms
Halt machen
herbeiwinken
nicht fortsetzen
zum Stillstand kommen
sich aufhalten
hinuntergehen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
halte
Basel-Landschaft
aaheebe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔanhaltn̩/
Etymology
an- + halten (“to stop”)
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