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7 Phrasal Verbs With Drop

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Drop Back

  • Meaning: to move slowly, to fall behind in a group
  • Synonyms: fall back, get left behind, hang back, lag behind, bring up the rear
  • Use in a sentence: At the start of the race, he was doing well, but after the second lap he dropped back to fifth place.

Drop Behind

  • Meaning: to get or fall behind someone or something
  • Use in a sentence: It started to get cold as the sun dropped behind the mountains.

Drop By

  • Meaning: to make a brief visit on someone; usually unannounced
  • Synonyms: Come over, drop-in, pay a call, stop by, visit
  • Use in a sentence: I think we are close to where Dan lives, do you think we should drop by and see how he is going?

Drop-In

  • Meaning #1: to make a brief visit on someone, usually unannounced; to drop by
  • Meaning #2: to cause something to fall into something
  • Use in a sentence #1: I think we are close to where Dan lives, do you think we should drop in and see how he is going?
  • Use in a sentence #2: The boy was so happy after his aunt dropped some change in his piggy bank.

Drop Off

  • Meaning #1: to leave someone or something at a location
  • Meaning #2: to slowly decrease
  • Meaning: #3: to fall asleep, usually without much effort
  • Use in a sentence #1: Before going to the grocery store, let’s drop off the kids at Mom’s house.
  • Use in a sentence #2: Sales started to drop off because of the cold weather.
  • Use in a sentence #3: I was so tired, I started to drop off during the meeting.

Drop Out

  • Meaning #1: to be eliminated from a race or competition
  • Meaning #2: to stop participating in something before it is finished, usually a course of study
  • Use in a sentence #1: After not being able to train for 3 months due to his injury, he decided to drop out of the competition.
  • Use in a sentence #2: I can assure you that if you drop out of school now, you will regret it later.

Drop Over

  • Meaning: to make an unscheduled visit
  • Use in a sentence: Feel free to drop over anytime, the door is always open.

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