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to drop off
01
to fall asleep, often unintentionally or unexpectedly
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
off
Base verb
drop
Present tense
drop off
3rd person singular
drops off
Present participle
dropping off
Past simple
dropped off
Past participle
dropped off
Examples
After a long day at work, she found herself starting to drop off on the couch.
02
to take a person or thing to a predetermined location and leave afterwards
Transitive: to drop off sb somewhere
Examples
The taxi driver agreed to drop off the passengers at the airport.
03
to become less or be decreased
Intransitive
Examples
The enthusiasm for the project started to drop off as challenges arose.
04
to deteriorate in terms of condition, quality, or performance
Intransitive
Examples
The patient's health started to drop off after the prolonged illness.
05
to pull back from a place, position, or situation
Intransitive: to drop off | to drop off from a positiotn
Examples
Faced with strong opposition, the army decided to drop off from the contested area.
