Showing 12 phrasal verbs and 16 definitions related to the verb 'Drop'.
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Drop around phrasal verb
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Meaning: Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
(Intransitive | British English)
» Example: We DROPPED AROUND to collect the stuff we'd left there last week. -
Meaning: Deliver
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I DROPPED AROUND the things they needed.
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Meaning: Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
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Drop away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become smaller- amount, numbers
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The numbers of people attending began the DROP AWAY after a few months.
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Meaning: Become smaller- amount, numbers
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Drop back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Move towards the back of a group
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He stared at the front, but got tired and DROPPED BACK as the race went on.
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Meaning: Move towards the back of a group
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Drop behind phrasal verb
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Meaning: Move towards the back, not keep up
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I DROPPED BEHIND at school when I fell ill and couldn't study.
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Meaning: Move towards the back, not keep up
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Drop by phrasal verb
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Meaning: Pay a brief visit
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He DROPPED BY on his way home from work.
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Meaning: Pay a brief visit
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Drop in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Visit without having made arrangements
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I was in the area so I DROPPED IN at the office to see her.
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Meaning: Visit without having made arrangements
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Drop off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I DROPPED the kids OFF at school on my way to work. -
Meaning: Fall asleep
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» Example: I DROPPED OFF during the play and woke up when it ended. -
Meaning: Decrease in number or amount
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Sales have DROPPED OFF in the last few months.
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Meaning: Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
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Drop out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Quit a course
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: She DROPPED OUT of college and went straight into a good job.
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Meaning: Quit a course
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Drop over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Visit for a short time
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I'll DROP OVER on my way back.
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Meaning: Visit for a short time
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Drop round phrasal verb
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Meaning: Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
(Intransitive | British English)
» Example: We DROPPED ROUND their house on our way. -
Meaning: Deliver
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I DROPPED the papers ROUND so she could read them before the meeting.
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Meaning: Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
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Drop someone in it phrasal verb
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Meaning: Get someone into trouble
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: I really DROPPED him IN IT when I told them what he'd done.
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Meaning: Get someone into trouble
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Drop through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Come to nothing, produce no results
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The big scheme he was talking about seems to have DROPPED THROUGH.
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Meaning: Come to nothing, produce no results