haltmachen
German, verb[ˈhaltˌmaxn̩]
haltmachen is a German verb meaning “to halt (to stop one's march or other movement, e.g. for a break)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “seine Vorwärtsbewegung (beim Gehen, Wandern, Fahren und dergleichen) unterbrechen und zum Stillstand kommen…”.
What does haltmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to halt (to stop one's march or other movement, e.g. for a break)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. seine Vorwärtsbewegung (beim Gehen, Wandern, Fahren und dergleichen) unterbrechen und zum Stillstand kommen, sich nicht weiter fortbewegen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of haltmachen
- macht halt present singular third-person
- machte halt past
- haltgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- haltmachend participle present
- haltzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache halt first-person indicative present
- machen halt first-person indicative plural
- machst halt indicative present second-person
- machest halt second-person singular subjunctive
- machet halt plural second-person subjunctive
- machten halt first-person indicative plural
- machtest halt indicative preterite second-person
- machtet halt indicative plural preterite
- Halt machen alternative
- mach halt! imperative singular
- mache halt! imperative singular
- macht halt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce haltmachen?
- [ˈhaltˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is haltmachen in German?
haltmachen appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).