verb
Meaning 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The car stopped by the side of the road.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stop by
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verb
Meaning 2
To pay a visit briefly and informally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'll stop by this afternoon to collect it.
- On our way back, we should stop by the grocery store.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drop by, drop in, pop in, stop in
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отбивам се (otbivam se) — to pay a visit briefly
- Cherokee: ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᎭ (galohisdiha) — to pay a visit briefly
- Finnish: poiketa — to pay a visit briefly
- French: faire une escale — to pay a visit briefly
- Norwegian: stikke innom — to pay a visit briefly
- Polish: wstępować — to pay a visit briefly
- Polish: wstąpić — to pay a visit briefly
- Portuguese: dar uma passadinha — to pay a visit briefly
- Russian: заходи́ть (zaxodítʹ) — to pay a visit briefly
- Russian: зайти́ (zajtí) — to pay a visit briefly
- Spanish: visitar brevemente — to pay a visit briefly
- Turkish: uğramak — to pay a visit briefly