Meanings
verbstop to smell the roses (third-person singular simple present stops to smell the roses, present participle stopping to smell the roses, simple past and past participle stopped to smell the roses)
present singular third person stops to smell the roses · participle present stopping to smell the roses · participle past stopped to smell the roses · past stopped to smell the roses
- alternativeAlternative form of stop and smell the roses.
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stop to smell the roses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20to%20smell%20the%20roses
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“stop to smell the roses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20to%20smell%20the%20roses. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stop to smell the roses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stop%20to%20smell%20the%20roses.
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