stop over
To interrupt one's journey for a short stayTo interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
» Can I stop over in Boston?
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
Near-synonyms: stay over, lay over, lie over, stop off (all sometimes synonymous); see also Thesaurus:sojourn
interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
(intransitive)To stop by.
Near-synonyms: drop by, pop in, stop off (all sometimes synonymous)
Examples
32 sentencesCan I stop over in Boston?
The bus stop is over there.
ruАвтобусная остановка вон там.
Why don't you stop over at my place on the way?
ruПочему бы вам не заехать ко мне по дороге?
Tom stopped over in Boston for three days on his way to Australia.
We stopped over in Boston for three nights on the way to Chicago.
Forms
stops over, stopping over, stopped over, stopped over| Base form | stop over · to stop over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops over |
| Present participle | stopping over |
| Past simple | stopped over |
| Past participle | stopped over |
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
15 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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