Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables
stop over
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.

Intransitive verb

verb

To stop by.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stops over (present, singular) stopping over (participle, present) stopped over (participle, past) stopped over (past)

Derived Forms

stopover

Phrases

stop-over

Synonyms

stay over lay over lie over stop off keep lodge quarter sleep over sojourn stay stop stop over

Questions

What does stop over mean?
To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.

How to pronounce stop over

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