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# stopping

verb (present participle of stop: stop, stops, stopped, stopping); noun (stopping, uncountable)

«stopping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stopping means coming to an end or no longer moving: The bus is stopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#m1)
2. Stopping can mean making someone or something stop: stopping the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#m2)
3. Stopping can mean staying somewhere for a short time: We are stopping at Gran's tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, stopping a moving object needs a force (brakes use friction); a fast car needs a longer stopping distance, especially on wet or icy roads, which is why you must never step out in front of traffic. In stories, stopping shows a pause in action. Phrases: stopping distance, without stopping, non-stop, stopping by.

### Examples

- The train is stopping at the next station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x1)
- Rain is not stopping soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x2)
- Cars need a long stopping distance on wet roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x3)
- The goalkeeper is good at stopping penalties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x4)
- He ran without stopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x5)
- We are stopping at a café for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x6)
- Brakes make the bike stop by friction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x7)
- Thank you for stopping by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/#x8)

### Note

Double p: stopping, stopped. «Stop doing» means you no longer do it (stop eating); «stop to do» means you pause in order to do something (stop to eat). In maths/science, stopping distance = thinking distance + braking distance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stopping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stopping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stopping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stopping.html) on Mova free.