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Word Learning
hapit v {1} [A2; b6(1)] drop by, stop in for a short while.
Hapit úsà mu sa balay, Stop in the house for a while.
Ang ayruplánu mihapit úsà sa Haway, Their plane made a stopover in Hawaii.
{2} [A; ac] get or bring s.t.
on the way.
Akuy muhapit níya sa íla, I will stop in her house and fetch her on the way.
Kinsay maghapit sa libru sa ámù?
Who will stop by our place to deliver (or get) the book?
Wà bay nakahapit sa libru sa inyu?
Hasnt anybody stopped by your place to get (or deliver) the book?
Hapitun níya ang búlù pagkanáug, He will pick up the bolo on his way out.
Gihapitan aku níyag palit ug búwak, He stopped in s.w.
on his way to buy me some flowers.
Ihapit kining kwarta pagdipusitu sa bangku, Stop in the bank on your way to deposit this money.
n stopover.
hapithapit v [A; b(1)] make stopovers.
Lángan kaáyu ang barkung maghapithapit ug daghang pwirtu, It takes a long time if a boat keeps making stopovers in lots of ports.
-ánan n place where stopovers are made.