stop off
To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnightTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
» Stop putting off finding a job.
Перестань откладывать поиски работы.
Перестаньте откладывать поиски работы.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
It's a long drive across Texas, so we're going to stop off in Austin for a night.
Let's stop off at the supermarket for a second, we have already run out of milk.
(transitive)To fill (a part of a mould) with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.
Examples
32 sentencesStop putting off finding a job.
ruПерестань откладывать поиски работы.
Please stop showing off.
Will you stop showing off?
Stop goofing off and get back to work.
Stop showing off.
ruХватит выпендриваться.
Forms
stops off, stopping off, stopped off, stopped off| Base form | stop off · to stop off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops off |
| Present participle | stopping off |
| Past simple | stopped off |
| Past participle | stopped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- stop upзакріпити, укріпитиTo fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
- stop offутримувати, триматиTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
- stop overутримувати, триматиTo interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
- stop outTo use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
- stop inTo make a brief visit to a place while passing.
- stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
- stop intoTo briefly visit.
- stop byUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
Synonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb