drop by
To visit informally and spontaneouslyTo visit informally and spontaneously.
» I just wanted to drop by to say hi.
Я просто хотел зайти поздороваться.
Я просто хотел забежать поздороваться.
Я просто хотіла заскочити привітатися.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)To visit informally and spontaneously.
I dropped by on Thursday, but you were out.
vorbeikommen, auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen, auf Stippvisite kommen
заходи́тьzaxodítʹ, загля́дыватьzagljádyvatʹ
visit informally and spontaneously
Examples
185 sentencesI just wanted to drop by to say hi.
Я просто хотіла заскочити привітатися.
ruЯ просто хотел зайти поздороваться.
Every time Tom visits Boston, he drops by for a visit.
Кожного разу, коли Том приїжджає до Бостона, він заходить у гості.
Why don't you drop by sometime?
Чому б тобі якось не заскочити?
ruПочему бы тебе как-нибудь не зайти?
Please drop by and see me.
Drop by my office this evening.
ruЗагляни ко мне в офис сегодня вечером.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
drops by, dropping by, dropped by, dropped by| Base form | drop by · to drop by |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drops by |
| Present participle | dropping by |
| Past simple | dropped by |
| Past participle | dropped by |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- drop offзаснути, засипатиTo fall asleep.
- drop outпосваритисяTo leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
- drop downупустити, упускатиTo sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.
- drop backпереслідувати, тягтиOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
- drop awayпомилятися, помилитисяTo become less or fewer.
- drop inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.
- drop intoSynonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).
- drop byTo visit informally and spontaneously.
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb