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drop by

drop by verb: to visit informally and spontaneously.

Verb

drop by (third-person singular simple present drops by, present participle dropping by, simple past and past participle dropped by)

  1. (colloquial) To visit informally and spontaneously.
    • I dropped by on Thursday, but you were out.

drop by meaning in Tagalog

drop by in Tagalog

to visit informally and spontaneously
dumaan, bumisita

Synonyms of drop by

Forms of drop by

third-person singular presentdrops by
present participledropping by
past participledropped by
pastdropped by

Words formed from drop by

Questions about drop by

What does drop by mean?
Drop by means to visit informally and spontaneously.
What is drop by in Tagalog?
Drop by in Tagalog is dumaan, bumisita. See Drop by meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is drop by?
Drop by is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop by?
The past tense of drop by is dropped by.

Words near drop by in the dictionary

  1. drop behind
  2. drop bolt
  3. drop bolts
  4. drop box
  5. drop boxes
  6. drop by
  7. drop cake
  8. drop cakes
  9. drop call
  10. drop called
  11. drop calling

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