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drop off en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.
   • And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long. 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television.
2. (US, especially, idiomatic, transitive) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
   • Can you drop the kids off at school?
   • I'll drop off your books when I see you tonight.
   • After dropping off travellers at Foregate Street, my train terminates at Shrub Hill - a station which boasts one of the best selection [sic] of semaphore signals left in the country. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
3. (also, figuratively, transitive) To fall off: ▸ To drop from, fall from.
   • The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.
4. (also, figuratively, intransitive) To fall off: ▸ To drop, fall.
   • The leaves hung on until the end of November, then dropped off quickly.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To end a connection with a telephone queue, either by hanging up or after being served or processed.
   • As soon as a caller drops off, we'll have an open line and maybe you can reach us then.
6. (intransitive) To lessen or reduce.
   • Near-synonyms: taper off, dwindle
   • Sales have dropped off in recent months.
7. (dated, intransitive, slang) To die.
8. (slang) To abandon or give up on (something); to be abandoned or given up on.
   • If you ignore them, the fees won't just drop off.
   • My lawyer said some of those charges will be dropped off.

Forms

Coordinates

pass out · drop out · fall away · sack out · set down · kick out · dump out · fall out · drop · hand off · hand over · drop away

Deriveds

drop off the radar · drop off the map · drop off the face of the earth

Relateds

drop-off

Synonyms

drift off · crash out · get off · go night-night · doze off · nod off · nod out · fall asleep · drop off · doze off · zone · fall off · dwindle · taper off · go to sleep · sack out · drift off

Translations (86)

de wegdämmern (drift off, fall asleep) · hu odavisz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · cmn 落下 (to fall) · hu esik (to lessen, reduce) · de abgeben (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · sv släppa av (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · fi tiputtaa (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · de absinken (to lessen, reduce) · hu álomba merül (drift off, fall asleep) · pl zmniejszać się (to lessen, reduce) · fi tippua (to lessen, reduce) · de abfallen (to fall) · fi tipahtaa (to lessen, reduce) · hu hull (to fall) · pl zasypiać (drift off, fall asleep) · de senken (to lessen, reduce) · pl upaść (to fall) · fr tomber (to fall) · hu esik (to fall) · pl zasnąć (drift off, fall asleep) · de ablegen (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu berak (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · es caer (to fall) · ru упа́сть (to fall) · es entregar (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · pl podrzucić (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · ru доставля́ть (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · fi tipahtaa (drift off, fall asleep) · hu lehull (to fall) · hu letesz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · pl zmniejszyć się (to lessen, reduce) · fr réduire (to lessen, reduce) · hu elhelyez (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · it scaricare (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu kitesz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · de abliefern (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · it appisolarsi (drift off, fall asleep) · hu elbóbiskol (drift off, fall asleep) · hu csökken (to lessen, reduce) · de sinken (to lessen, reduce) · hu elszundít (drift off, fall asleep) · ja 落ちる (to fall) · cmn 掉落 (to fall) · es dropear (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · it diminuire (to lessen, reduce) · nb avlevere (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu bead (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu elszállít (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · it addormentarsi (drift off, fall asleep) · hu elalszik (drift off, fall asleep) · de wegtreten (drift off, fall asleep) · pl usypiać (drift off, fall asleep) · hu bedob (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · nb slippe av (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu zuhan (to lessen, reduce) · hu visszaesik (to lessen, reduce) · de rauslassen (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu elszunyókál (drift off, fall asleep) · pt diminuir (to lessen, reduce) · hu lecsökken (to lessen, reduce) · fr s’endormir (drift off, fall asleep) · hu betesz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · es disminuir (to lessen, reduce) · hu leesik (to fall) · es dormirse (drift off, fall asleep) · hu visz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · ru па́дать (to fall) · pt entregar (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · fi tippua (to fall) · hu lead (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · fr abaisser (to lessen, reduce) · ko 떨어지다 (to fall) · hu lerak (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu hanyatlik (to lessen, reduce) · nb sette av (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · pl usnąć (drift off, fall asleep) · de absetzen (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · hu elszenderedik (drift off, fall asleep) · fr déposer (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · it consegnare (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · pl upadać (to fall) · hu elvisz (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · de zurücklassen (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · sv lämna (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · pl podrzucać (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight) · de dalassen (to deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight)