drop by

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drop by

verb drops by · dropping by · dropped by

colloquial To visit informally and spontaneously. I dropped by on Thursday, but you were out.
Similar: drop in, pop in, stop by, stop in

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verb to visit informally and spontaneously

한국어	들르다 deulleuda
日本語	立ち寄る tachiyoru
中文	串門 /串门 chuànmén, 上門 /上门 shàngmén
Português	aparecer, passar
Français	passer
Deutsch	vorbeikommen, auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen, auf Stippvisite kommen
Русский	заходи́ть zaxodítʹ, загля́дывать zagljádyvatʹ

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@misc{drop_by_2026,
  title = {drop by},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20by},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}