anhalten

A1 Verb frequency rank #4,859

What anhalten means

Verb

to stop (cease moving)
to continue, to last
to stop, to hold, to keep from moving
to urge, to encourage, to compel (to do something) (often by referring to the matter repeatedly)

Forms

anhalten · hält an · hielt an · hat angehalten (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

anhalten in a sentence

Wir müssen an der roten Ampel anhalten.

We have to stop at the red light.

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anhalten is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #4,859 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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