drop by — to visit someone casually and without advance notice
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to visit someone casually and without advance notice
Pronunciation (IPA): /drɑːp baɪ/
Korean meaning: 미리 알리지 않고 잠깐 들르다, 방문하다
Korean pronunciation: 드**랍** 바이
Example Sentences
- My mother-in-law loves to drop by right when I'm eating ice cream for breakfast.
- Can you drop by the pharmacy and pick up my prescription?
- I decided to drop by my ex's wedding uninvited - worst decision ever.
drop by
VERB//drɑːp baɪ//
to visit someone casually and without advance notice
💡 Concept
She decided to drop by her grandma's house on the way home.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/drɑːp baɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/drɒp baɪ/
🌳Etymology
Rootdrop
Suffix-by
Origin
'drop'은 원래 '떨어뜨리다'라는 뜻에서 '가볍게 놓다'는 의미로 확장되었고, 'by'와 결합하여 '가볍게 곁을 지나가다'는 뜻으로 발전했습니다. 19세기부터 '잠시 들르다'라는 현재의 의미로 사용되기 시작했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
stop byshop bychop pie
stop by
shop by
chop pie
🔗Collocations
drop by the store
drop by unexpectedly
drop by for a visit
drop by anytime
drop by the office
drop by later
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mother-in-law loves to drop by right when I'm eating ice cream for breakfast.”
“Can you drop by the pharmacy and pick up my prescription?”
😄 Fun example
“I decided to drop by my ex's wedding uninvited - worst decision ever.”
“Feel free to drop by whenever you're in the neighborhood.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
visitstop bycall onpop inswing by
Antonyms
avoidstay awaybypass
Related
drop offdrop income overvisitcall
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