drop call
drop call · drop calls · drop called · drop calling
To contact someone by telephone and then hang up right after the call has connectedTo contact someone by telephone and then hang up right after the call has connected.
Meaning
1 sensesTo contact someone by telephone and then hang up right after the call has connected.
Origin
Compare drop (“to come to an end; to stop”) as in the call dropped.Compare drop (“to come to an end; to stop”) as in the call dropped.
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Forms
drop calls, drop calling, drop called, drop calledregular
| Base form | drop call · to drop call |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drop calls |
| Present participle | drop calling |
| Past simple | drop called |
| Past participle | drop called |
Tenses
drop call · drop called · will drop call · have drop calledPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedin
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.