German Word · Beginner
stocken
to stop, to attain stagnation or cease to proceed
Pronunciation: [ˈʃtɔkn̩]
Meaning
to stop, to attain stagnation or cease to proceed
Example
1912, Franz Kafka, Das Urteil, in: Arkadia. Ein Jahrbuch für Dichtkunst, Kurt Wolff (1913), page 53
Now he ran a business in Petersburg, which had promised very well initially but seemed to have been stagnating already for a long time, as the friend complained during his visits
Practice tips
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