stop by

立ち寄る、ちょっと訪ねる

普通は正式な約束をせず、人や場所を少しの間訪ねること。

やさしい英語で： To visit someone or a place for a short time, usually without a formal arrangement.

• Stop by after work.
• I stopped by your house, but you were out.
• Could you stop by tomorrow to collect the books?

使い方： stop by somewhere (I stopped by the office to collect my bag.); stop by to do something (Please stop by to say hello.)

類義語： drop by, pop in, call in

よく使う表現： stop by later, stop by somewhere, stop by for coffee

そばで止まる

場所や物のそばで、移動をやめること。

やさしい英語で： To end your movement next to a place or thing.

• We stopped by the gate.
• The car stopped by the side of the road.
• She stopped by a tree and tied her shoe.

使い方： stop by something (The cyclist stopped by a tree to rest.)

類義語： halt beside

よく使う表現： stop by something, stop by a gate, stop by the road