drop
gb/dɹˈɑp/ us/dɹˈɑp/
A2
Anglų
~ 2800
leejt, csökken, csökkent, esik, abbahagy, lead, lemond, csepp, beugrik
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
1
leejt
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'drop' with 'fall'. 'Drop' means you cause something to fall, while 'fall' means it moves down by itself.
Reikšmė
Let something fall
Kolokacijos
drop a glass
|drop a ball
|drop your keys
|drop a letter
Sinonimai
let go (More general; can mean releasing without necessarily falling.)
|
release (More formal and deliberate than 'drop'.)
Antonimai
catch (Opposite in that it means to stop something from falling.)
Temos
daily life
|movement
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners use 'reduce' instead of 'drop' in casual speech; 'reduce' is more formal.
Reikšmė
Decrease in level or amount
Kolokacijos
drop prices
|drop temperature
|drop speed
|drop interest rates
Sinonimai
decline (More formal; often used for trends or statistics.)
|
fall (Common synonym for numbers or amounts going down.)
Antonimai
rise (Opposite in meaning; to go up in amount or level.)
Temos
business
|weather
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To become less, or to make something less.
To become lower in amount, value, temperature, or level; to reduce something.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'drop' meaning 'stop doing' with 'lose'. They are different: 'lose interest' vs. 'drop the activity'.
Reikšmė
Stop doing or having something
Kolokacijos
drop a subject
|drop the case
|drop a habit
Sinonimai
quit (Informal; can carry stronger sense of giving up.)
|
abandon (More formal and often implies leaving permanently.)
Antonimai
continue (Opposite meaning; to keep doing something.)
Temos
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To stop doing or using something.
To stop doing an activity, using something, or being involved with someone or something.
DAIKTAVARDIS
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
Small spherical amount of liquid
Kolokacijos
a drop of water
|a drop of blood
|rain drops
Sinonimai
bead (Often used for small rounded drops but also for solids.)
|
drip (Refers more to the act or process of falling drops.)
Antonimai
pool (A larger collection of liquid; opposite in scale.)
Temos
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
INFORMAL
5
beugrik
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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?
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
Visit someone briefly and unexpectedly
Kolokacijos
drop by the office
|drop in on friends
Sinonimai
stop by (Very similar but slightly more neutral in tone.)
Antonimai
stay away (Opposite as it means not visiting at all.)
Temos
daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To visit someone quickly without telling them first.
To go to see someone for a short time without arranging it first.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
drop
IPA
GB/dɹˈɑp/
US/dɹˈɑp/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
drop (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (drop)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: drop
- Plural: drops
Verb
- Base: drop
- 3rd Person Singular: drops
- Present Participle: dropping
- Past: dropped
Žodžių šeima
Forms
drops
noun
dropping
verb
dropped
verb
Related words
raindrop
noun
droplet
noun
Advanced or less common
dropper
noun
dropout
noun B2
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular present participle: dropping Verb
- Irregular past: dropped Verb
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.