Vocab Info
N2 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb
立ち止まるto stop, to halt, to stand still
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (る), Intransitive verb
1.
to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still
All Forms
立ち止まる 【たちどまる】、立ち止まる 【たちとまる】
Details
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Examples
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靴紐を結ぶために立ち止まる。
To stop to tie your shoelaces.
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道で携帯を触る時は立ち止まるべきだ。
You should stop when you use your mobile phone on the street.
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誰かに呼びかけられたので、立ち止まりました。
Someone called out to me, so I stopped.
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道路を渡るか渡らないかのうちに黄色信号になったので、立ち止まった。
The light turned yellow just as I was deciding whether to cross the road or not, so I stopped.
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仕事に遅れそうなので、猫がいたからといって立ち止まることはできません。
I might be late for work, so I cannot afford to stop just because there is a cat.
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