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dropped by

dropped by is the simple past and past participle of drop by.

Meaning of drop by

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.

Questions about dropped by

What is dropped by the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped by is the simple past and past participle of drop by.

Words near dropped by in the dictionary

  1. dropped anchor
  2. dropped astern
  3. dropped away
  4. dropped back
  5. dropped behind
  6. dropped by
  7. dropped ceiling
  8. dropped ceilings
  9. dropped dead
  10. dropped dimes
  11. dropped down

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