Polyglot Dictionary

anhalten

/ˈanhaltn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
hält an
past
hielt an
perfect
hat angehalten

Meaning

  1. to stop, to halt

    Built from an (on, at) + halten (to hold).

  2. to last, to persist

    • Das schöne Wetter hält noch an.

      The nice weather is still holding.

    • Das schöne Wetter soll noch eine Woche anhalten. Dann wird es wieder kühler.

      The nice weather is supposed to last for another week. Then it will get cooler again.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • an on, at
  • halten to hold

Practice

1 What does anhalten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Bus ___ plötzlich an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anhalten?

See also

verbseparablecompound

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