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I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided whether there will be anybody to understand their works in twenty years' time.
Zoltan Kodaly

Meaning of "drop in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROP IN

drop in play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROP IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drop in is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb drop in in English.

WHAT DOES DROP IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drop in in the English dictionary

The definition of drop in in the dictionary is to intrude on a wave that another surfer is already riding.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DROP IN

PRESENT

Present
I drop in
you drop in
he/she/it drops in
we drop in
you drop in
they drop in
Present continuous
I am dropping in
you are dropping in
he/she/it is dropping in
we are dropping in
you are dropping in
they are dropping in
Present perfect
I have dropped in
you have dropped in
he/she/it has dropped in
we have dropped in
you have dropped in
they have dropped in
Present perfect continuous
I have been dropping in
you have been dropping in
he/she/it has been dropping in
we have been dropping in
you have been dropping in
they have been dropping in
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dropped in
you dropped in
he/she/it dropped in
we dropped in
you dropped in
they dropped in
Past continuous
I was dropping in
you were dropping in
he/she/it was dropping in
we were dropping in
you were dropping in
they were dropping in
Past perfect
I had dropped in
you had dropped in
he/she/it had dropped in
we had dropped in
you had dropped in
they had dropped in
Past perfect continuous
I had been dropping in
you had been dropping in
he/she/it had been dropping in
we had been dropping in
you had been dropping in
they had been dropping in
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will drop in
you will drop in
he/she/it will drop in
we will drop in
you will drop in
they will drop in
Future continuous
I will be dropping in
you will be dropping in
he/she/it will be dropping in
we will be dropping in
you will be dropping in
they will be dropping in
Future perfect
I will have dropped in
you will have dropped in
he/she/it will have dropped in
we will have dropped in
you will have dropped in
they will have dropped in
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dropping in
you will have been dropping in
he/she/it will have been dropping in
we will have been dropping in
you will have been dropping in
they will have been dropping in
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would drop in
you would drop in
he/she/it would drop in
we would drop in
you would drop in
they would drop in
Conditional continuous
I would be dropping in
you would be dropping in
he/she/it would be dropping in
we would be dropping in
you would be dropping in
they would be dropping in
Conditional perfect
I would have drop in
you would have drop in
he/she/it would have drop in
we would have drop in
you would have drop in
they would have drop in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dropping in
you would have been dropping in
he/she/it would have been dropping in
we would have been dropping in
you would have been dropping in
they would have been dropping in
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you drop in
we let´s drop in
you drop in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to drop in
Past participle
dropped in
Present Participle
dropping in
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROP IN

drop away
drop bear
drop cannon
drop cloth
drop curtain
drop dead!
drop forge
drop goal
drop hammer
drop handlebars
drop in someone´s lap
drop kick
drop leaf
drop lock
drop off
drop one´s bundle
drop scone
drop shipment
drop shot
drop tank

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROP IN

all in
at home in
check in
chip in
come in
do in
fill in
get in
get stuck in
keep in
live in
log in
put in
sign in
sleep in
step in
take part in
well up in
whip in
work in

Synonyms and antonyms of drop in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DROP IN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «drop in» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of drop in

Translation of «drop in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROP IN

Find out the translation of drop in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drop in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drop in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在下降
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caer en
570 millions of speakers

English

drop in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में ड्रॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إسقاط في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

падение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রপ ইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejatuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drop in
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の低下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드롭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

nyelehake ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi ngang ghé vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைவிடலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

In
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

goccia in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spadek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

падіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picătură în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτώση σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daling in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drop in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slippe inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drop in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP IN»

The term «drop in» is very widely used and occupies the 15.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP IN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drop in» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drop in» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drop in

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10 QUOTES WITH «DROP IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drop in.
1
Muhammad Ali
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'
2
Tim Bishop
In addition to joblessness, of course, by the working of supply and demand, when you have a larger number of people unemployed, wages do not rise at the normal level, so that we had last year a drop in real wages.
3
Frank Dane
Nothing annoys a woman more than to have company drop in unexpectedly and find the house looking as it usually does.
4
Zoltan Kodaly
I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is decided whether there will be anybody to understand their works in twenty years' time.
5
Leigh Lezark
I'm more of a window-shopper; if anything catches my eye, I drop in.
6
Hugh Mackay
So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that media violence is causing the drop in crime rates?
7
Theresa May
We are seeing, we have seen in the last figures a significant drop in the number of net migrants coming into the United Kingdom. So we are cutting out abuse, we've restricted the number of economic - non-EU economic migrants. We're cutting out abuse across the student visa system, particularly, and we're having an impact.
8
Michael McKean
Sometimes we drop in and do an acoustic set somewhere, and that's really fun to take all these insanely loud songs, and to do them quiet. It's really a sight to see... or to hear!
9
Daniel Morgan
I haven't heard anything or seen anything out there that would lead me to believe that all of a sudden there's an unexpected drop in PCs.
10
Dale T. Mortensen
In response to the drop in wealth suffered as a consequence of the 2008 financial crisis, homeowners and firms did attempt to increase savings in financial assets by reducing expenditure on durables.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP IN»

Discover the use of drop in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drop in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Crime Drop in America
Top criminologists explain the reasons for the drop in violent crime in America.
Alfred Blumstein, Joel Wallman, 2006
2
Drop-In
Similar in tone to the legendary comic series Duplex Planet, Lapp's first graphic novel is a collection of stories about his work as an art teacher in an inner city Toronto youth drop-in centre.
‎2008
3
One Drop in a Sea of Blue: The Liberators of the Ninth Minnesota
The story of the Liberators of the Ninth Minnesota, the state's hard luck Civil War regiment, from defying orders and saving a slave family, through bitter defeat and imprisonment, to the ultimate victory and their lives in postwar America.
John B. Lundstrom, 2012
4
The International Crime Drop: New Directions in Research
Drawing on studies from major European countries and Australia, this exciting new collection from a group of internationally-renowned scholars extends the ongoing debate on falling crime rates from the perspective of criminal opportunity or ...
J. J. M. van Dijk, Jan van Dijk, Andromachi Tseloni, 2012
5
The Drop in My Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
Follows the life cycle of a drop of drinking water, tracing its origins from before Earth was formed to the present.
Meredith Hooper, 2011
6
A drop in a bucket: the Mount Margaret story
Reprint of a history of the Mt Margaret Aboriginal Mission in Western Australia from 1921 to 1953.
Margaret Morgan, 1986
7
Drop In
Omar Grebes and his friend Tommy Goff are both reckless skateboarders, but when they become involved with a mysterious organization called The Revolution, things get confusing and dangerous.
Donald B. Lemke, 2011
8
A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of Water
What happens to water that swirls down the drain? Learn how water goes from ocean to faucet and back again. See water rush, drizzle, freeze, and float in this story of the water cycle.
Jacqui Bailey, 2004
9
Drop in to the Deep End: Skateboarding with the Z-Boys
When Skip moves from California to a small town in Ohio in the late 1970s, it does not take him long to find new friends that share his passion for skateboarding, and he must show them the new way to ride.
Xavier W. Niz, 2009
10
Cracking Drupal: A Drop in the Bucket
The main goal of this guide is to explain how to write code that avoids an attack in the Drupal environment, while also addressing how to proceed if vulnerability has been spotted and then regain control of security.
Greg Knaddison, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drop in is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fed's Kocherlakota: Drop in neutral rate makes Fed's job harder
FRANKFURT A significant drop in the long-run interest-rate level that marks a sweet spot for a healthy U.S. economy is making it harder for the ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
2
A small drop in mortgage rates brings in the buyers and even some …
Mortgage rates fell this week as the economic turmoil in Greece continued wreaking havoc on international markets. The lower rates have been ... «Bankrate.com, Jul 15»
3
Toilet Seat and Diamond Companies Drop in Japan on China Plunge
Chinese tourists pack purchases into suitcases in the Ginza district of Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2015. Photographer: Yuriko Nakao/Bloomberg. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
North Carolina airports see drop in on-time flights during second …
North Carolina's three largest airports saw a significant drop in the number of flights departing on time during the second quarter of 2015. «Triangle Business Journal, Jul 15»
5
Economists anticipate nearly 45 percent drop in Nebraska farm …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Economists predict that Nebraska's farm income will drop nearly 45 percent this year due to lower crop prices and reduced ... «Fox Business, Jul 15»
6
Delaware gas prices expected to drop 20 cents
Despite the recent one-year drop in gas prices, some Delaware motorists noted that gasoline is still more expensive than in 2009, when gas ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
7
Study: Repaired vacant houses coincide with a drop in crime
It's unclear whether repairing a vacant house directly causes a drop in crime - that, Branas said, requires more research that the study authors ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
8
Wildfire smoke causing drop in air quality levels across region
Due to the many wildfires burning throughout the Inland Northwest, a number of local residents are struggling with all the smoke hanging in the ... «KXLY Spokane, Jul 15»
9
Under Rick Scott, 85 Percent Drop in Enforcement of Environmental …
Despite campaign promises to go after environmental bad actors and polluters, Gov. Rick Scott's administration has done no such thing. «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»
10
State Sales Taxes Drop, Ending 62-Month Growth Streak
Spending on drilling equipment has long served as a boon to sales tax coffers, so the recent drop in sales tax collection isn't surprising, said ... «MyHighPlains, Jul 15»

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