drop behind
drop behind · drops behind · dropped behind · dropping behind
переслідувати, тягти
идти по следу, выследить, выслеживать
folgen, verfolgen, eine Spur hinter sich lassen
To suddenly do worse than othersTo suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
» Sami dropped his phone behind the couch.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, transitive)To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.
More definitions
- to lag or linger behind
Examples
4 sentencesSami dropped his phone behind the couch.
The youngest boy dropped behind the other hikers.
ruМладший из мальчиков отстал от остальных туристов.
deDer kleinste Junge fiel hinter die anderen Wanderer zurück.
The youngest boy dropped behind the other tourists.
Jude dropped behind.
Forms
drops behind, dropping behind, dropped behind, dropped behind| Base form | drop behind · to drop behind |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drops behind |
| Present participle | dropping behind |
| Past simple | dropped behind |
| Past participle | dropped behind |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- to lag or linger behind:dragtrailget behindhang backdrop back
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle