come to a stand en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of come to a stop.
As soon as we had come to a stand in Kamina Station, a swarm of porters pushed their way into the compartment to get my luggage. I selected one, and ordered the others out, and then detrained.
1958 February 14, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comes to a stand | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| come to a stand | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| came to a stand | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| coming to a stand | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |