stop by
phrasal verb
stopped by; stopping by; stops by
informal
: to visit someone briefly
Feel free to stop by anytime.
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My mom will stop by on my birthday for 10 minutes or so and drop a card off at Christmas.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
When Wright stopped by one day, his mother introduced him to Hector.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
One customer who stopped by Saturday was Meg Miller, accompanied by her two sons, Zayn and Amyr.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
There was hardly room to stand, but Cindi Beam rose to hug every well-wisher who stopped by to say their lives were changed by Coach John Beam.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
When Wright stopped by one day, his mother introduced him to Hector.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
One customer who stopped by Saturday was Meg Miller, accompanied by her two sons, Zayn and Amyr.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
There was hardly room to stand, but Cindi Beam rose to hug every well-wisher who stopped by to say their lives were changed by Coach John Beam.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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