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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROP AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drop away is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb drop away in English.

WHAT DOES DROP AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drop away in the English dictionary

The definition of drop away in the dictionary is to fall or go away gradually.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DROP AWAY

PRESENT

Present
I drop away
you drop away
he/she/it drops away
we drop away
you drop away
they drop away
Present continuous
I am dropping away
you are dropping away
he/she/it is dropping away
we are dropping away
you are dropping away
they are dropping away
Present perfect
I have dropped away
you have dropped away
he/she/it has dropped away
we have dropped away
you have dropped away
they have dropped away
Present perfect continuous
I have been dropping away
you have been dropping away
he/she/it has been dropping away
we have been dropping away
you have been dropping away
they have been dropping away
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dropped away
you dropped away
he/she/it dropped away
we dropped away
you dropped away
they dropped away
Past continuous
I was dropping away
you were dropping away
he/she/it was dropping away
we were dropping away
you were dropping away
they were dropping away
Past perfect
I had dropped away
you had dropped away
he/she/it had dropped away
we had dropped away
you had dropped away
they had dropped away
Past perfect continuous
I had been dropping away
you had been dropping away
he/she/it had been dropping away
we had been dropping away
you had been dropping away
they had been dropping away
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will drop away
you will drop away
he/she/it will drop away
we will drop away
you will drop away
they will drop away
Future continuous
I will be dropping away
you will be dropping away
he/she/it will be dropping away
we will be dropping away
you will be dropping away
they will be dropping away
Future perfect
I will have dropped away
you will have dropped away
he/she/it will have dropped away
we will have dropped away
you will have dropped away
they will have dropped away
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dropping away
you will have been dropping away
he/she/it will have been dropping away
we will have been dropping away
you will have been dropping away
they will have been dropping away
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would drop away
you would drop away
he/she/it would drop away
we would drop away
you would drop away
they would drop away
Conditional continuous
I would be dropping away
you would be dropping away
he/she/it would be dropping away
we would be dropping away
you would be dropping away
they would be dropping away
Conditional perfect
I would have drop away
you would have drop away
he/she/it would have drop away
we would have drop away
you would have drop away
they would have drop away
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dropping away
you would have been dropping away
he/she/it would have been dropping away
we would have been dropping away
you would have been dropping away
they would have been dropping away
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you drop away
we let´s drop away
you drop away
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to drop away
Past participle
dropped away
Present Participle
dropping away
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROP AWAY

drop a brick
drop a stitch
drop an f-bomb
drop astern
drop bear
drop cannon
drop cloth
drop curtain
drop dead!
drop forge
drop goal
drop hammer
drop handlebars
drop in
drop in someone´s lap
drop kick
drop leaf
drop lock
drop off
drop one´s bundle

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROP AWAY

away
blow away
come away
far and away
from away
get away
give away
give the game away
go away
have it away
keep away
once and away
out and away
put away
right away
run away
straight away
take away
tuck away
turn away
walk away

Synonyms and antonyms of drop away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drop away» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROP AWAY

Find out the translation of drop away to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drop away from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drop away» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

落掉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desvanecerán
570 millions of speakers

English

drop away
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूर ड्रॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إسقاط بعيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отпадают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূরে ফেলুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déposer loin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Drop pergi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abfallen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下に落ちる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멀리 떨어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyelehake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thả đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டுவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूर व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bırakın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

goccia di distanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpadną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпадають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picătură departe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτώση μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drop weg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tappa bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slippe unna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drop away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP AWAY»

The term «drop away» is regularly used and occupies the 85.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP AWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drop away» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drop away» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drop away

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP AWAY»

Discover the use of drop away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drop away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bowling: Steps to Success
A quick descent into the swing, essentially a drop-away motion rather than a push, accommodates faster foot speed (figure 5.5b). A blend of a drop-away motion and a pushaway, which one could call a swing-away motion, creates a smooth, ...
Douglas Wiedman
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Uncharted Corners of Consciousness: A Guidebook for Personal ...
Imagine you are picking up feelings of tension or busyness, lead them down through your body, and let them drop away into the ground. When you are ready, shift your attention to your shoulders and down to the mid-back, right through ...
Gerbrig Berman, Shelly Siskind, 2012
3
Old-House Journal
$695 Optional Priority Mail s3 Hwy 34 South • PO Box R, #3684 Quinlan, Texas 75474 (903) 356-2158 www.vintagewoodworks.com FLOAT PIN NIPPLE TONGUE others call it "drop-away" pressure. This is the pressure at which the vent will ...
4
Steam: The Perfect Fluid for Heating and Some of the Problems
When the steam system pressure exceeds the maximum drop-away pressure of a vent valve, the vent valve cannot open and all venting ceases. Therefore, the vent valve drop-away pressure must fit into the system's operating pressure.
Jacob (Jake) Myron, 2014
5
J. Krishnamurti and the Nameless Experience
Not in moments of pain, but in moments of pleasure can a thing drop away. In other words, not by running away from experience but in the very midst of experiencing can a thing drop away. To say that a thing drops away in the moment of ...
Rohit Mehta, 1989
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The Nameless Experience: A Comprehensive Discussion of J. ...
Not in moments of pain, but in moments of pleasure can a thing drop away. In other words, not by running away from experience but in the very midst of experiencing can a thing drop away. To say that a thing drops away in the moment of ...
Rohit Mehta, 1976
7
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... sweater Drop across: Meet or find by chance * The two sisters will drop across to their friend's house to meet her Drop away: To get further behind * They will drop away on seeing the other boys come * The militants hope to drop away in the ...
Shori, A K, 2010
8
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
M * (Support began to drop away. 3tf3f#M to drop back/ behind 5§ffi ; (You shouldn't <//«/> behind your classmates in studies! ft£#«#ffi**8«£S*-« ±WI^I* ! ) to drop back into #tf£ (£^1f ) : Xffi (g "6ft") (Joe, I hope you won't drop hack into your old ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
9
Idioms and Phrases
Note: The idiom more usually used in the meaning "Run across". Drop away Fall to a position behind The weaker animals dropped away from the pack. Drop back Fall to a position behind The athlete who 88 • SURtfS Idioms and Phrases.
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
10
Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind
Drop away body and mind!”2 Young Dōgen, at that very moment, experienced a great release. Based on his subsequent teaching, we can guess that he discovered that he was pitched into a state of being where all conceptions of body and ...
Michael Stone, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP AWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drop away is used in the context of the following news items.
1
House approves overhaul of No Child Left Behind: What would new …
... bill this week to make accountability measures stronger, as the administration would like, would cause Republican support to drop away. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
The Floating World: Japanese Prints at Titus
... to slow down a bit, get into a contemplative frame of mind, and let the noise and tawdry digital banality of 21st century America drop away«ithaca.com, Jul 15»
3
Livestock 2015: Weaker euro forces UK farmers to rethink plans
He said export demand would not drop away, but British producers would have to accept lower prices for what they sold abroad. “It could stay ... «FarmersWeekly, Jul 15»
4
Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: Spirit Mountain
The climb began with a lesson in humility and ends where the cliffs drop away on all sides and the Trail of Dreams begins. Commentator Scotty ... «KNAU Arizona Public Radio, Jul 15»
5
A Response to Howie Hawkins: How to Win Sanders Supporters to …
... a big section of Sanders' base can drop away in demoralization in an unorganized and individualized fashion if Sanders endorses Clinton. «Socialist Alternative, Jul 15»
6
Four Tet - 'Morning/Evening'
'Evening Side' is dreamier: humming bass and drip-drop synth tones slowly envelop an angelic vocal sample then drop away, before drums ... «NME.com, Jul 15»
7
Main Street report: Lumsden
"We don't drop away like a lot of the more touristy towns, we maintain steady trading because locals are the base of our trading." Traffic passing ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
8
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish turns on team as André Greipel …
... GC few expect him to be able to compete with the big four once they hit the proper mountains and will likely drop away from the podium there. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Born On The Fourth Of July: How Louis Armstrong Taught Us to Swing
When he played this way, matters of style, other jazzmen, and most other musicians simply drop away as we hear his eloquence. The show biz ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
10
Dr. Dick's Wildflower Guide for July
Because the four wildflowers that persist in staying when others drop away all have “invasive” tendencies and in many parts of the world are ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»

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