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بـالعربية: توقف، أوقف، استمر

1. to stop (cease moving) (intransitive) · Wir müssen an der roten Ampel anhalten. We have to stop at the red light.
2. to continue, to last (intransitive) · Das schlechte Wetter hält an. The bad weather continues.
3. to stop, to hold, to keep from moving (transitive) · Ich halte den Wagen an. I'm stopping the car.· den Atem/die Luft anhalten to hold one's breath
4. to urge, to encourage, to compel (to do something) (often by referring to the matter repeatedly)
5. to hold tight, to hold on to something or someone (reflexive)
6. to ask for (dated) · um die Hand der Tochter anhalten to ask for one's daughter's hand in marriage