drop in

drop in
verb
visit informally and spontaneously (Freq. 1)
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We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee

Syn: ↑drop by, ↑come by
Hypernyms: ↑visit, ↑call in, ↑call
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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drop in
(also drop by) to come, fall or set, etc in, or to arrive or visit casually, informally, unintentionally, or one by one (dropˈ-in noun and adjective)
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Main Entry:drop

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ˌdrop ˈby ˌdrop ˈin ˌdrop ˈround [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they drop by he/she/it drops by present participle dropping by past tense dropped by past participle dropped by] informal phrasal verb
to make a short visit somewhere

Why don’t you drop by for coffee some time?

Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someonesynonym
Main entry: drop

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ˌdrop ˈby/ˈin/ˈround | ˌdrop ˈin on sb | ˌdrop ˈinto sth derived
to pay an informal visit to a person or a place

Drop by sometime.

I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.

Sorry we're late— we dropped into the pub on the way.

Main entry:dropderived

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