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9 English Phrasal Verbs With 'STOP'

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We have definitions for 9 phrasal verbs with 'STOP'

9 phrasal verbs with 'STOP'

Stop around

  1. Visit someone for a short time.
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: Why don't you STOP AROUND my place on your way back?

Stop back

  1. Return somewhere
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: I'll STOP BACK this afternoon when you're free.

Stop behind

  1. Stay somewhere when other people leave
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I STOPPED BEHIND at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions.

Stop by

  1. Visit somewhere briefly or quickly
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I must STOP BY the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner.

Stop in

  1. Stay at home
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: I was feeling tired so I STOPPED IN last night.
  2. Visit briefly
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I STOPPED IN at my aunt's after work.

Stop off

  1. Break a journey
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We STOPPED OFF for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving.

Stop out

  1. Be out late, especially when you are expected home
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: Her parents were annoyed because she STOPPED OUT all night.

Stop over

  1. Stay somewhere when on a journey
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I STOPPED OVER in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from Tokyo.

Stop up

  1. Stay up late
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: I STOPPED UP last night watching the film.
  2. Fill or block something
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I STOPPED UP the bottle with a cork.

Take our Exercise on 'STOP'

Quiz for Verb: 'To STOP'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Stop behind' means...

'Stop by' means...

'Stop over' means...

'Stop back' means...

'Stop up' means...

'Stop in' means...

'Stop around' means...

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