drop
Of a liquid: to fall in drops or dropletsOf a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
» I'd like to buy eye drops.
Ich würde gerne Augentropfen kaufen.
Ich hätte gerne Augentropfen.
Я хотела бы купить глазные капли.
Я хотел бы купить глазные капли.
Я хотів би купити краплі для очей.
Я хотіла би купити краплі для очей.
Meaning
50 senses(intransitive)Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
tropfen, tröpfeln
let or cause to fall in drops
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
(Internet, also, figuratively, intransitive)Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
When you defeat this boss, there's a chance a power-up will drop.
This item can sometimes drop from chests.
(intransitive)To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!
If your clothes are on fire, stop, drop, and roll.
опуска́тьсяopuskátʹsja, опусти́тьсяopustítʹsja
let fall to the ground
(intransitive)To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
zusammenbrechen
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
(intransitive)To fall into a particular condition or state.
to fall vertically
(intransitive)To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
stop associating with
(intransitive)To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday.
We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops.
To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
(intransitive)Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2.
The song, 180 beats per minute, drops to 150 BPM near the end.
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
(intransitive)Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
Billy’s voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12.
(intransitive)To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
zurückfallen
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
(intransitive)Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
Do drop by soon and I’ll lend you that book.
We’ll drop in on her tomorrow.
vorbeischauen
Examples
2036 sentencesI'd like to buy eye drops.
Я хотів би купити краплі для очей.
ruЯ хотела бы купить глазные капли.
deIch würde gerne Augentropfen kaufen.
The number of students is dropping.
Кількість студентів зменшується.
ruКоличество студентов уменьшается.
deDie Zahl der Schüler sinkt.
The temperature is beginning to drop.
Температура починає падати.
deDie Temperatur beginnt zu sinken.
Please drop me off at the station.
Висадіть мене біля вокзалу, будь ласка.
ruВысадите меня у вокзала, пожалуйста.
deBitte setze mich am Bahnhof ab.
He dropped his books on the floor.
Він впустив свої книги на підлогу.
ruОн уронил свои книги на пол.
deEr ließ seine Bücher auf den Boden fallen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 6
By meaning 11
Origin
From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter,From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter, sprinkle; to be covered with a liquid; to give off moisture; of an object: to drop, fall; of a living being: to fall to the ground”) [and other forms], from Old English droppian, dropian (“to drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, from Proto-Germanic *drupōną (“to fall in drops, drip”), ultimately from *dreupaną (“to hang, droop; drop, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to drip, drop”).
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Forms
drops, dropping, dropped, droppedPhrasal 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
7 synonymsWord family
61 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- dropped out of
- drop in on
- drop in at
- has dropped out
- to drop out
- please drop in
- a pin drop
- drop by and
- drop in to
- drop by for
- please drop
- drop of rain