stop by

Meanings

verbstop by (third-person singular simple present stops by, present participle stopping by, simple past and past participle stopped by)

present singular third person stops by · participle present stopping by · participle past stopped by · past stopped by

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
The car stopped by the side of the road.
To pay a visit briefly and informally.
I'll stop by this afternoon to collect it.
1 more example
On our way back, we should stop by the grocery store.
Synonyms: drop by, drop in, pop in, stop in

verbTo pay a visit briefly and informally.

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Also see

Bulgarian отбивам се

Finnish poiketa

French faire une escale

Norwegian stikke innom

Polish wstępować, wstąpić

Portuguese dar uma passadinha

Russian заходи́ть, зайти́

Spanish visitar brevemente

Turkish uğramak

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Chicago

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