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I've moved one of the noun definitions; it was under the wrong etymology. Moonraker12 17:21, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

PS There's also a definition at Halt: Is that correct? Shouldn't they be together? Moonraker12 17:22, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Deletion debate

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Interjection sense. Isn't it just the verb, imperative?​—msh210 17:33, 17 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Indeed, delete unless someone can find a reason not to. Mglovesfun (talk) 18:05, 17 November 2009 (UTC)Reply
Any other comments? Mglovesfun (talk) 17:30, 25 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Deleted, sense is already at halt#Verb, Mglovesfun (talk) 13:44, 5 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

It has since been readded, and I think correctly. The imperative can be "halt" or "halte", as well as "haltet" (plural) and "halten Sie" (polite), but the interjection is always "halt!" whomever you address. So that's already sufficient reason in my opinion. Beyond this, I'm not sure if speakers generally interpret it as an imperative at all. Of course, it's originally an imperative, but speakers may rather think of it as a use of the noun Halt. In fact, in military commands "Halt!" is the opposite of "Marsch!", which latter is clearly a noun.

bring to a halt

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We have bring to an end, what about bring to a halt? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:32, 28 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Offensive?

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An offensive term meaning to have difficulty in walking (archaic) --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:50, 13 April 2021 (UTC)Reply