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- [drop out]
- /drɒp aʊt/
- /drɒp ˈaʊt/
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- [drop out]
- /drɒp aʊt/
Definitions of drop out words
- noun drop out a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 1
- noun drop out the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule. 1
- noun drop out a very small quantity of liquid: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop. 1
- noun drop out a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy. 1
- noun drop out Usually, drops. liquid medicine given in a dose or form of globules from a medicine dropper. a solution for dilating the pupils of the eyes, administered to the eyes in globules by a medicine dropper. 1
- noun drop out a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage: He occasionally takes a drop after dinner. 1
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Origin of drop out
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase drop out
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Parts of speech for Drop out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drop out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drop out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drop out
verb drop out
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
Antonyms for drop out
verb drop out
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
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