stoop
Translation
to stoop, to bend down, stoop
Examples
She stooped to pick up the keys.
She stooped to pick up the keys.
I won't stoop to their level of gossip.
I won't stoop to their level of gossip.
The neighbors were sitting on their stoop.
The neighbours were sitting on their stoop.
Grammar Patterns
((down/over)) to bend one's body forward and downward. She stooped to pick up the keys.
((to -ing/sth.)) to lower one's moral standards. I won't stoop to their level of gossip.
a stoop a small porch or steps at the entrance of a building. The neighbours were sitting on their stoop.
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Etymology
The verb is from Old English 'stupian' (to bow, bend). The noun is from Dutch 'stoep' (step, small porch).
Memory Tips
To 'stoop', you have to 'stop' and go down. Imagine people 'stopping' to chat on the 'stoop' of their house.