To stop over is to interrupt a journey and stop somewhere for a short time, especially overnight.
Examples of use:
I. We stopped over in Amsterdam for one night on our flight from Greece to the UK.
2. I would like to stop over in Chicago for a couple of days on my way to Seattle.
3. She is looking forward to stopping over at her grandmother's house on her way to university.
stopover (noun) a break in one's journey.
Example of use:
We had a two-day stopover in Paris on our way to Barcelona.
| infinitive | stop over |
| present simple | stop over and stops over |
| -ing form | stopping over |
| past simple | stopped over |
| past participle | stopped over |
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