drop
gb/dɹˈɑp/ us/dɹˈɑp/
A2
אנגלית
~ 2800
leejt, csökken, csökkent, esik, abbahagy, lead, lemond, csepp, beugrik
פועל
A2
1
leejt
A2
תבנית שימוש:
to drop [something]
Be careful not to drop your phone on the floor.
Vigyázz, nehogy leejtsd a telefonodat a padlóra.
She dropped her bag when she saw the surprise.
A meglepetéstől leejtette a táskáját.
He accidentally dropped the plate and it shattered.
Please don't drop any litter on the street.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I dropped my pen on the floor.
Leejtettem a tollamat a padlóra.
She dropped the cup by mistake.
Véletlenül leejtette a csészét.
Don't drop your phone.
He dropped his keys in the kitchen.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'drop' with 'fall'. 'Drop' means you cause something to fall, while 'fall' means it moves down by itself.
משמעות
Let something fall
צירופים
drop a glass
|drop a ball
|drop your keys
|drop a letter
מילים נרדפות
let go (More general; can mean releasing without necessarily falling.)
|
release (More formal and deliberate than 'drop'.)
הפכים
catch (Opposite in that it means to stop something from falling.)
נושאים
daily life
|movement
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
הגדרה
To let something fall from your hand or another place.
To allow something to fall vertically, either intentionally or accidentally, from one's hand or another position.
פועל
B1
2
תבנית שימוש:
to drop [amount/level/value]
Temperatures will drop sharply tonight.
Ma éjjel jelentősen csökkenni fog a hőmérséklet.
The company decided to drop its prices to attract customers.
A vállalat úgy döntött, csökkenti az árait, hogy vásárlókat vonzzon.
Attendance has dropped since last year.
Sales dropped by 15% this quarter.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The price of milk dropped last week.
A tej ára csökkent a múlt héten.
The temperature will drop tomorrow.
Holnap csökkenni fog a hőmérséklet.
Sales dropped in June.
My speed dropped when I saw the police.
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners use 'reduce' instead of 'drop' in casual speech; 'reduce' is more formal.
משמעות
Decrease in level or amount
צירופים
drop prices
|drop temperature
|drop speed
|drop interest rates
מילים נרדפות
decline (More formal; often used for trends or statistics.)
|
fall (Common synonym for numbers or amounts going down.)
הפכים
rise (Opposite in meaning; to go up in amount or level.)
נושאים
business
|weather
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To become less, or to make something less.
To become lower in amount, value, temperature, or level; to reduce something.
פועל
B1
3
תבנית שימוש:
to drop [a course/habit/person]
He decided to drop the course after the first week.
Úgy döntött, hogy az első hét után leadja a kurzust.
She dropped her gym membership because she was too busy.
Lemondta az edzőtermi tagságát, mert túl elfoglalt volt.
The police decided to drop the charges.
I think you should drop that bad habit.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I dropped my English class last month.
Múlt hónapban abbahagytam az angolórát.
He dropped the game after one hour.
Egy óra után abbahagyta a játékot.
They dropped the plan because it was too hard.
She dropped her old phone for a new one.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'drop' meaning 'stop doing' with 'lose'. They are different: 'lose interest' vs. 'drop the activity'.
משמעות
Stop doing or having something
צירופים
drop a subject
|drop the case
|drop a habit
מילים נרדפות
quit (Informal; can carry stronger sense of giving up.)
|
abandon (More formal and often implies leaving permanently.)
הפכים
continue (Opposite meaning; to keep doing something.)
נושאים
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
הגדרה
To stop doing or using something.
To stop doing an activity, using something, or being involved with someone or something.
שם עצם
A2
4
csepp
A2
A drop of rain landed on my nose.
Egy esőcsepp esett az orromra.
She put a few drops of lemon juice in her tea.
Néhány csepp citromlevet tett a teájába.
There were drops of paint on the floor.
Blood drops marked the trail.
דוגמאות ללומדים
A drop of water is on my hand.
Egy csepp víz van a kezemen.
He gave me two drops of medicine.
Két csepp gyógyszert adott nekem.
Rain drops fell on my head.
There are drops of milk on the table.
משמעות
Small spherical amount of liquid
צירופים
a drop of water
|a drop of blood
|rain drops
מילים נרדפות
bead (Often used for small rounded drops but also for solids.)
|
drip (Refers more to the act or process of falling drops.)
הפכים
pool (A larger collection of liquid; opposite in scale.)
נושאים
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A very small round piece of liquid.
A very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape, such as from a drip or splatter.
פועל
B1
INFORMAL
5
beugrik
B1
תבנית שימוש:
to drop by [place/person]
I thought I'd drop by to say hello.
Gondoltam, beugrom köszönni.
She dropped in on her parents after work.
Munka után beugrott a szüleihez.
Why don't you drop by my place this weekend?
דוגמאות ללומדים
I will drop by your house later.
Később beugrom hozzád.
She dropped by my office yesterday.
Tegnap beugrott az irodámba.
They dropped in after dinner.
משמעות
Visit someone briefly and unexpectedly
צירופים
drop by the office
|drop in on friends
מילים נרדפות
stop by (Very similar but slightly more neutral in tone.)
הפכים
stay away (Opposite as it means not visiting at all.)
נושאים
daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
הגדרה
To visit someone quickly without telling them first.
To go to see someone for a short time without arranging it first.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
drop
IPA
GB/dɹˈɑp/
US/dɹˈɑp/
הברות והטעמה
drop (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (drop)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: drop
- Plural: drops
Verb
- Base: drop
- 3rd Person Singular: drops
- Present Participle: dropping
- Past: dropped
משפחת מילים
Forms
drops
noun
dropping
verb
dropped
verb
Related words
raindrop
noun
droplet
noun
Advanced or less common
dropper
noun
dropout
noun B2
דגשים
- Irregular present participle: dropping Verb
- Irregular past: dropped Verb
ביטויים
at the drop of a hat
1/ˈæt ðə dɹˈɑp əv ə hˈæt/
idiom
informal
Immediately, without any delay or planning ahead
To do something right away without planning it first.
דוגמאות
- She’s ready to travel at the drop of a hat.
- He will help you at the drop of a hat if you ask.
drop by
1/dɹˈɑp bˈaɪ/
phrasal verb
informal
Visit briefly without planning ahead
To visit someone for a short time without telling them first.
דוגמאות
- Why don’t you drop by my office later?
- He dropped by unannounced yesterday evening.
drop off
1/dɹˈɑp ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Deliver and leave at a place
To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.
דוגמאות
- I need to drop off this package at the post office.
- She dropped the kids off at school before work.
drop out
1/dɹˈɑp ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Leave an activity before finishing
To stop going to school or doing an activity before it is finished.
דוגמאות
- He dropped out of college after one year.
- Several runners dropped out of the race due to injury.
drop the ball
1/dɹˈɑp ðə bˈɔl/
idiom
informal
Fail to do something important correctly or on time
To make a mistake because you forgot or didn’t do something you should have done.
דוגמאות
- He really dropped the ball on that project deadline.
- I really dropped the ball on that project deadline.
- We can’t afford to drop the ball this time.
- He dropped the ball during the meeting and forgot key points.