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Drop Meaning: Let Fall, Decrease, Drop Off Explained (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：let fall (drop)

drop 🔊

/drɒp/

to let something fall from your hand or a higher place.

let fall 🔊

➕

/let fɔːl/

To cause something to fall from your grasp or a higher position.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'dropian', likely onomatopoeic; related to 'drip'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a drop of water falling from a leaf — that's the verb 'drop'.

📖 Example

Drop the pen and I'll tell you where it lands. 🔊 Drop the pen and I'll tell you where it lands.

🔗 Collocations

drop a coin – release a coin from your hand so it falls

drop a hint – give a subtle suggestion

drop the ball – make a mistake or fail to complete a task

🔄 Synonyms

release (v.) – to allow something to be free or fall

let go (v.) – to stop holding something

let fall (v.) – to allow something to drop from your hand

🚫 Antonyms

hold (v.) – to keep something in your hand

catch (v.) – to seize something as it falls

keep (v.) – to retain possession of something

🌱 Derivatives

droplet (n.) – a very small drop of liquid

dropper (n.) – a device used to dispense drops of liquid

dropped (adj.) – having fallen or been released

📖 Cultural Story

Drop traces back to Proto-Germanic 'drupōną'. In medieval alchemy, a 'drop' measured a tiny liquid amount. Today, it appears in idioms like 'drop the ball' and 'a drop in the bucket'.

Meaning 2：decrease (drop)

drop 🔊

/drɒp/

to become lower or less in amount, level, or strength.

decrease 🔊

➕

/dɪˈkriːs/

To become lower or less in degree, intensity, or quantity.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The temperature is expected to drop significantly tonight, so remember to wear a coat. 🔊 The temperature is expected to drop significantly tonight, so remember to wear a coat.

🔗 Collocations

drop in temperature – a decrease in temperature

drop in price – a reduction in the cost of something

drop in performance – a decline in how well something works or is done

🔄 Synonyms

decline (v.) – to become smaller, weaker, or worse

fall (v.) – to decrease in amount or level

plummet (v.) – to fall very quickly and steeply

🚫 Antonyms

rise (v.) – to increase in amount or level

increase (v.) – to become greater in size, amount, or degree

climb (v.) – to rise to a higher level

Meaning 3：drop off (drop)

drop 🔊

/drɒp/

to stop a vehicle briefly so someone can get out, or to visit a place for a short time on your way to somewhere else.

drop off 🔊

➕

/drɒp ɒf/

To let someone out of a vehicle at a particular place, usually on your way to another destination.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Can you drop me at the library on your way to work? It's right on your route. 🔊 Can you drop me at the library on your way to work? It's right on your route.

🔗 Collocations

drop someone off – to leave someone at a place in a vehicle

drop by – to visit briefly and informally

drop in – to come to a place for a short visit

🔄 Synonyms

let off (v.) – to allow someone to get out of a vehicle

set down (v.) – to stop the vehicle so someone can leave

leave (v.) – to drop someone at a location and then depart

🚫 Antonyms

pick up (v.) – to collect someone in a vehicle

take (v.) – to carry someone to a destination

collect (v.) – to go and get someone from a place

🌱 Derivatives

drop-off (n.) – the act of leaving someone or something at a place

drop-in (n.) – a brief or informal visit