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pop in

pop in verb: to pay a visit in an impromptu manner.

Verb

pop in (third-person singular simple present pops in, present participle popping in, simple past and past participle popped in)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To pay a visit in an impromptu manner.
    • She's popped in a couple of times on her way back from the fields to see if there's any news of the littl'un.2009, Ann Neve, Footsteps in the Sea, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 217

Synonyms of pop in

Forms of pop in

third-person singular presentpops in
present participlepopping in
past participlepopped in
pastpopped in

Questions about pop in

What does pop in mean?
Pop in means to pay a visit in an impromptu manner.
What part of speech is pop in?
Pop in is a verb.
What is the past tense of pop in?
The past tense of pop in is popped in.

Words near pop in in the dictionary

  1. pop gun
  2. pop guns
  3. Pop I
  4. Pop II
  5. Pop III
  6. pop in
  7. pop metal
  8. pop music
  9. pop musician
  10. pop musicians
  11. pop musics

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