stop by

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stop bahy]
- /stɒp baɪ/
- /stɒp baɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stop bahy]
- /stɒp baɪ/

Definitions of stop by words

verb with object stop by to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 1
verb with object stop by to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 1
verb with object stop by to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.): Stop your work just a minute. 1
verb with object stop by to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies. 1
verb with object stop by to restrain, hinder, or prevent (usually followed by from): I couldn't stop him from going. 1
verb with object stop by to prevent from proceeding, acting, operating, continuing, etc.: to stop a speaker; to stop a car. 1

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Origin of stop by

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English stoppen (v.), Old English -stoppian (in forstoppian to stop up); cognate with Dutch, Low German stoppen, German stopfen; all ≪ Vulgar Latin *stuppāre to plug with oakum, derivative of Latin stuppa coarse hemp or flax < Greek stýppē

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Parts of speech for Stop by

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stop by

stop by popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for stop by

verb stop by

blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.

All 15 Synonyms of stop by