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drops by

drops by is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 drops by

What is drops by the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drops by is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop by.

Words near drops by in the dictionary

  1. drops astern
  2. drops at comb
  3. drops away
  4. drops back
  5. drops behind
  6. drops by
  7. drops dead
  8. drops dimes
  9. drops down
  10. drops in
  11. drops in the bucket

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