Drop by
2 meanings · select one to explore
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To visit someone casually or unexpectedly
Example sentence
He dropped by my office to say hello.
Real video usage
Three clips showing this meaning in natural speech.
Don’t see captions? Click the CC button on the video to turn them on.
Don’t see captions? Click the CC button on the video to turn them on.
Don’t see captions? Click the CC button on the video to turn them on.
Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
drop by my house
drop by the office
drop by after work
drop by for coffee
drop by for a visit
drop by sometime
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
We dropped by their house unannounced. ✅ (Correct)
We dropped their house by unannounced. ❌ (Incorrect)