drop
/drɒp/
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Translation
To let something fall from your hand to the ground.
Word origin
From Old English dropa, a small round bit of water that falls.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- dropa
Grammar
Verb typeregular (drop, drops, dropped, dropped)
Examples
careful .
"Drop" means to let something fall to the ground.
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"Drops" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Dropped" is the past form of "drop".
When you drop something, you let it fall from your hand down to the ground, often by accident. If you drop a glass, it may break, so we hold things with care.
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