立ち止まる (Tachidomaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
Examples
立ち止まるな。
Move along now.
彼は急に立ち止まった。
He stopped short.
彼らは話すために立ち止まった。
They stopped to talk.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).