What does “drop” mean?
- 1
verbto let something fall, or to fall
Careful, don’t drop that glass!
- 2
verbto become lower or less
Temperatures dropped below zero last night.
- 3
nouna very small amount of liquid
A few drops of rain fell on my face.
Drop at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /drɑp/ · DRAHP
- Forms
- dropped, dropping
How to use “drop” correctly
“Drop off” means take someone or something to a place: “I’ll drop you off at school.”
Common phrases with “drop”
- drop off
- drop out
- drop by
- a drop in prices
Idioms with “drop”
- At the drop of a hat: Immediately, without needing time to think or prepare.
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