stop over

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle over

Meanings

1

Stop somewhere briefly during a longer journey

Why “over”? Someone stays at a place for the night or as a stop during a longer journey.

We stopped over in Dubai.
We stopped briefly in Dubai during a longer journey.
They stopped over in Rome for one night.
They stopped briefly in Rome during a longer journey.

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stop overstop in

Stop over means stop somewhere briefly during a longer journey. Stop in means visit a place briefly on your way somewhere.

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