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fall by

fall by verb: to visit unexpectedly; to arrive for a visit without an invitation.

Verb

fall by (third-person singular simple present falls by, present participle falling by, simple past fell by, past participle fallen by)

  1. (colloquial, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit unexpectedly; to arrive for a visit without an invitation.
    • You have to fall by her house this afternoon.

Forms of fall by

third-person singular presentfalls by
present participlefalling by
pastfell by
past participlefallen by

Questions about fall by

What does fall by mean?
Fall by means to visit unexpectedly; to arrive for a visit without an invitation.
What part of speech is fall by?
Fall by is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall by?
The past tense of fall by is fell by.

Words near fall by in the dictionary

  1. fall behind
  2. fall below
  3. fall between the cracks
  4. fall between two stools
  5. fall break
  6. fall by
  7. fall by the wayside
  8. fall classic
  9. fall classics
  10. Fall Creek
  11. fall dandelion

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