drop off
To fall asleepTo fall asleep.
Meaning
8 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To fall asleep.
After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television.
wegtreten, wegdämmern, abfallen
па́датьpádatʹ, упа́стьupástʹ
fall or diminish
(US, especially, idiomatic, transitive)To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
Can you drop the kids off at school?
I'll drop off your books when I see you tonight.
abliefern, abgeben, ablegen
доставля́тьdostavljátʹ
To fall off:
(also, figuratively, transitive)To drop from, fall from.
The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.
fall to a lower standard
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To drop, fall.
The leaves hung on until the end of November, then dropped off quickly.
(figuratively, intransitive)To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
As soon as a caller drops off, we'll have an open line and maybe you can reach us then.
(intransitive)To lessen or reduce.
Near-synonyms: taper off, dwindle
Sales have dropped off in recent months.
sinken, absinken, senken
(dated, intransitive, slang)To die.
(slang)To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
My lawyer said some of those charges will be dropped off.
If you ignore them, the fees won't just drop off.
Examples
232 sentencesPlease drop me off at the station.
Висадіть мене біля вокзалу, будь ласка. — deniko
ruВысадите меня у вокзала, пожалуйста. — corvard
deBitte setze mich am Bahnhof ab. — Wolf
Tom dropped his son off at school.
Том відвіз сина до школи. — deniko
Where do you want me to drop you off?
Де мені тебе висадити? — deniko
ruГде тебя высадить? — JeNNeR
I dropped Tom off at daycare.
Я відвів Тома до дитячого садку. — deniko
One of her shoes dropped off.
ruОдна из её туфель слетела. — Ivanovb
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Forms
drops off, dropping off, dropped off, dropped off| Base form | drop off · to drop off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drops off |
| Present participle | dropping off |
| Past simple | dropped off |
| Past participle | dropped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- drop offзаснути, засипатиTo fall asleep.
- drop outпосваритисяTo leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
- drop downупустити, упускатиTo sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.
- drop backпереслідувати, тягтиOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
- drop awayпомилятися, помилитисяTo become less or fewer.
- drop inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.
- drop intoSynonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).
- drop byTo visit informally and spontaneously.
Synonyms
29 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb