drop out
To leave prematurely and voluntarilyTo leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
» Tom dropped out of school.
Tom hat die Schule abgebrochen.
Tom ist Schulabbrecher.
Tom hat die Oberschule abgebrochen.
Том бросил школу.
Том кинув школу.
Meaning
7 senses(idiomatic)To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
Nothing went well in high school, so he dropped out.
leave school or an educational program prematurely
To opt out of conventional society.
aussteigen
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
(usually)To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
I can't make phone calls because the line keeps dropping out.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, out.
(intransitive)To give way under someone.
The board he was walking on dropped out.
(figuratively, intransitive, usually)To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
The ground dropped out from under him.
When she left him, his world dropped out beneath him.
(slang, transitive)To dismiss, break up with or abandon (someone).
Examples
212 sentencesTom dropped out of school.
Том кинув школу.
ruТом бросил школу.
deTom hat die Schule abgebrochen.
I wonder whether or not Tom has ever asked Mary why she dropped out of school.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись питав Мері, чому вона кинула школу.
He dropped out of high school.
deEr hat die High School abgebrochen.
Tom dropped out of high school.
deTom hat die Oberschule abgebrochen.
Tom dropped out of the tournament.
ruТом выбыл из турнира.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
drops out, dropping out, dropped out, dropped out| Base form | drop out · to drop out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drops out |
| Present participle | dropping out |
| Past simple | dropped out |
| Past participle | dropped out |
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
8 synonyms- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat:give upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelquitchuck up the sponge
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 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