swing by
swing by · swings by · swung by · swinging by
To pay a brief, informal visitTo pay a brief, informal visit.
» I'll swing by later.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To pay a brief, informal visit.
I'll swing by later if I can clock off early.
vorbeischauen
забежатьzabežatʹ, заскочитьzaskočitʹ
Examples
9 sentencesI'll swing by later.
Let's swing by the supermarket. I need to buy something.
Tom needs to swing by Mary's.
Why don't you swing by tonight?
Is it too soon to swing by?
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Forms
swings by, swinging by, swung by, swung byPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- swing outгойдатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
- swing overгойдатисяSynonym of swing by (“pay a brief informal visit”).
- swing offTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
- swing backTo return to a previous position.
- swing awayTo swing at a pitch, as opposed to bunting; to take a full swing.
- swing forTo be punished severely.
- swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.
- swing byTo pay a brief, informal visit.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb