12 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DROP'

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12 phrasal verbs with 'DROP'

Drop around

1. Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: We DROPPED AROUND to collect the stuff we'd left there last week.
2. Deliver
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: I DROPPED AROUND the things they needed.

Drop away

1. Become smaller- amount, numbers
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The numbers of people attending began the DROP AWAY after a few months.

Drop back

1. Move towards the back of a group
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He stared at the front, but got tired and DROPPED BACK as the race went on.

Drop behind

1. Move towards the back, not keep up
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I DROPPED BEHIND at school when I fell ill and couldn't study.

Drop by

1. Pay a brief visit
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He DROPPED BY on his way home from work.

Drop in

1. Visit without having made arrangements
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I was in the area so I DROPPED IN at the office to see her.

Drop off

1. Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: I DROPPED the kids OFF at school on my way to work.
2. Fall asleep
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I DROPPED OFF during the play and woke up when it ended.
3. Decrease in number or amount
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: Sales have DROPPED OFF in the last few months.

Drop out

1. Quit a course
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: She DROPPED OUT of college and went straight into a good job.

Drop over

1. Visit for a short time
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I'll DROP OVER on my way back.

Drop round

1. Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: We DROPPED ROUND their house on our way.
2. Deliver
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: I DROPPED the papers ROUND so she could read them before the meeting.

Drop someone in it

1. Get someone into trouble
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: I really DROPPED him IN IT when I told them what he'd done.

Drop through

1. Come to nothing, produce no results
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The big scheme he was talking about seems to have DROPPED THROUGH.

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