plummet
To drop swiftly, in a direct mannerTo drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
» Home prices are plummeting.
Die Immobilienpreise gehen in den Keller.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
stürzen, abstürzen, absinken
па́датьpádatʹ, рухнутьruxnutʹ
- drop sharply
Examples
26 sentencesHome prices are plummeting.
deDie Immobilienpreise gehen in den Keller. — Dani6187
Tom's grades soon plummeted.
Their readership plummeted to almost zero.
deIhr Leserkreis sank fast bis auf Null ab. — MisterTrouser
The price of rice has plummeted.
Sales will surely plummet without this change.
deDie Verkaufszahlen sinken garantiert ohne diese Änderung. — MisterTrouser
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English plommet (“ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line”), recorded since 1382, frFrom Middle English plommet (“ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line”), recorded since 1382, from Old French plommet or plomet, the diminutive of plom, plum (“lead, sounding lead”), from Latin plumbum (“lead”). The verb is first recorded in 1626, originally meaning “to fathom, take soundings", from the noun.
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Forms
plummets, plummeting, plummeted, plummetedSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons 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