drɒp ɒf
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- drop
- Particle:
- off
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "drop off" mean?
- To take someone or something to a place and leave
- To fall asleep
- To decrease gradually
Examples
- Can you drop me off at the station?
- I'll drop off the package on my way home.
- She dropped off during the boring lecture.
- Sales have dropped off since the summer.
- I need to drop the kids off at school.
How to use it
'Drop-off' (noun) is the place or time for leaving something. 'Pick up' is the opposite for collecting people/things.
Word order
Object can go between: 'drop someone off' or 'drop off the laundry'
Similar expressions
deliver
deposit
fall asleep
decrease
Opposites
pick up
collect
increase
Related phrasal verbs
- drop out
To leave school or a competition before completing
- drop by
To visit someone informally and briefly
- drop in
To visit someone casually without an appointment
- turn off
To stop a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- get off
To leave a bus, train, plane, or other public transport
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
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