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Meaning of "dropout" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROPOUT

dropout  [ˈdrɒpˌaʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROPOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dropout is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dropout in English.

WHAT DOES DROPOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dropout in the English dictionary

The first definition of dropout in the dictionary is a student who fails to complete a school or college course. Other definition of dropout is a person who rejects conventional society. Dropout is also drop-out a drop kick taken by the defending team to restart play, as after a touchdown.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DROPOUT

PRESENT

Present
I dropout
you dropout
he/she/it dropouts
we dropout
you dropout
they dropout
Present continuous
I am dropouting
you are dropouting
he/she/it is dropouting
we are dropouting
you are dropouting
they are dropouting
Present perfect
I have dropouted
you have dropouted
he/she/it has dropouted
we have dropouted
you have dropouted
they have dropouted
Present perfect continuous
I have been dropouting
you have been dropouting
he/she/it has been dropouting
we have been dropouting
you have been dropouting
they have been dropouting
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 dropouted
you dropouted
he/she/it dropouted
we dropouted
you dropouted
they dropouted
Past continuous
I was dropouting
you were dropouting
he/she/it was dropouting
we were dropouting
you were dropouting
they were dropouting
Past perfect
I had dropouted
you had dropouted
he/she/it had dropouted
we had dropouted
you had dropouted
they had dropouted
Past perfect continuous
I had been dropouting
you had been dropouting
he/she/it had been dropouting
we had been dropouting
you had been dropouting
they had been dropouting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dropout
we let´s dropout
you dropout
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dropout
Past participle
dropouted
Present Participle
dropouting
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 RHYME WITH DROPOUT


breakout
ˈbreɪkˌaʊt
campout
ˈkæmpˌaʊt
chill-out
ˈtʃɪlˌaʊt
cut-out
ˈkʌtˌaʊt
fallout
ˈfɔːlˌaʊt
flat-out
ˈflætˌaʊt
freak-out
ˈfriːkˌaʊt
hang-out
ˈhæŋˌaʊt
hideout
ˈhaɪdˌaʊt
knockout
ˈnɒkˌaʊt
let-out
ˈlɛtˌaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
lookout
ˈlʊkˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
set-out
ˈsɛtˌaʊt
shoutout
ˈʃaʊtˌaʊt
sleepout
ˈsliːpˌaʊt
slipout
ˈslɪpˌaʊt
throw-out
ˈθrəʊˌaʊt
wipeout
ˈwaɪpˌaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROPOUT

drop-forge
drop-in centre
drop-kick
drop-leaf
drop-off
dropfly
dropforge
dropkicker
droplet
droplight
dropout rate
droppable
dropped
dropped sole
dropper
dropperful
dropping
droppings
dropple
drops

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROPOUT

aspout
bespout
bullpout
downspout
eelpout
horned pout
hornpout
pout
rainspout
sandspout
spout
up the spout
waterspout
whiting pout

Synonyms and antonyms of dropout in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dropout» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROPOUT

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

Translator English - Chinese

离经叛道者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marginado
570 millions of speakers

English

dropout
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़ारिज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отсева
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desajustado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদ পরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marginal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tercicir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aussteiger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱落者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기성 체제 거부자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dropout
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

học sinh bỏ học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைநிற்றல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bırakmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emarginato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerywania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відсіву
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abandonului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκατάλειψης του σχολείου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dropout
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dropout
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dropout

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROPOUT»

The term «dropout» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROPOUT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «DROPOUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dropout.
1
Michael Enzi
We are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. I am pretty sure, if we eliminate career and technical education, we are going to increase the dropout rate.
2
Lyndon B. Johnson
No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.
3
Nimrat Kaur
It is fashionable to be a college dropout, no? Like Steve Jobs.
4
Adam Oates
I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me.
5
Charles B. Rangel
As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress.
6
Cedric Richmond
There are a lot of stats and a strong correlation between dropout rates and crime as well as poverty.
7
Cedric Richmond
High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.
8
Bunker Roy
You have to be a cop-out or a wash-out or a dropout to come to our college. You have to work with your hands. You have to have a dignity of labor. You have to show that you have a skill that you can offer to the community and provide a service to the community. So we started the Barefoot College, and we redefined professionalism.
9
Rene Russo
I was a high-school dropout; I was a loner.
10
Shashi Tharoor
Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and dropout rates. We have islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROPOUT»

Discover the use of dropout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dropout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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DROPPING OUT
Most kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million drop out every year, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why?
Russell W. Rumberger, 2011
2
School Dropout and Completion: International Comparative ...
How school systems have approached this, and how successful they are, varies. This book compares the various approaches by evaluating their impact on rates of dropout and completion.
Stephen P. Lamb, 2010
3
The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!
Interwoven are the dramatic life stories of CIS founder Bill Milliken and his colleagues, a journey that began in the turbulent 1960s as youth workers with a spiritual mission struggled to turn around the lives of dropouts and addicts.
Bill Milliken, 2007
4
Creating the dropout: an institutional and social history of ...
This history of school dropout policies argues that the U.S. has inherited the wrong perspective on dropping out, which has resulted in faulty and unconstructive corrective measures.
Sherman Dorn, 1996
5
Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a ...
Dr. Moore shares an engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder, and leader in the organization's top committee.
Patrick Albert Moore, 2010
6
High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates:: ...
High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to ...
Judith Anderson Koenig, Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and Policy Workshop, Robert M. Hauser, 2011
7
Memoirs of a High School Dropout: Secrets to Success
Meet Sam. He is your typical, over-achieving high school student. But, with 40 days left to graduate, 17-year-old Sam Hobbs dropped out of high school... And he has never enjoyed life more.
Samuel Hobbs, 2008
8
Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout
Go from making an impression to an impact. Six simple lessons modeled by an uneducated man were powerful enough to produce a Ph.D., a judge, and a lifetime of wisdom. Imagine how these lessons will impact you!
Rick Rigsby, 2006
9
Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators (LDOs)
Comprehensive information on LDO regulators—used in almost all electronic applications This book shows you how to design, analyze, and build linear low-dropout (LDO) regulator ICs in bipolar, CMOS, and biCMOS semiconductor process ...
Gabriel Rincon-Mora, 2009
10
Schooling for Success: Preventing Repetition and Dropout in ...
The link between economic development and education in Latin America is generally well-recognized. A literate and educated work force is the largest single factor in explaining economic growth.
Laura Randall, Joan B. Anderson, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROPOUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dropout is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dropout announces new website for 2015
London, UK (RPRN) 07/08/15 — The Dropout team are proud to announce the ... For the first time, Dropout compressed air filters can now be ... «RushPRnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Tulsa education conference: National expert Robert Balfanz …
Balfanz is a national expert on America's dropout crisis, chronic absenteeism and the warning signs that show as early as sixth grade which ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
3
Embroidery work turns boon for dropout girls
Shefali Akhter and Rima, two minor madrasa students are passing busy hours in making embroideries on sarees to earn some money ahead of ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
4
AFT Front Groups Against Minority Kids
As Dropout Nation noted last month, AFT, along with National Education Association, is struggling to gain support for its efforts against ... «Dropout Nation, Jul 15»
5
Radical plan to slash 50 per cent apprentice dropout rate
The Group Training Australia network wants work studies embedded in the primary school curriculum, saying gen Y dropout rates have ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Portland school dropout rates fall, even as alternatives increase
The dropout rates at the city's high schools have remained fairly steady over the past decade, usually hovering somewhere under a cumulative ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Labor force dropout rate hits record high
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' June jobs report reveals a historically low level of participation in the U.S. labor force, with a smaller percentage ... «Personal Liberty Digest, Jul 15»
8
High dropout rates shock Otuke district leaders
Other schools with alarming girls dropout rate were Ogweno with 277 registered in primary one but 11 reached P.7, in Okum 349 were enrolled ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
9
New education law: Ky. dropout age raised to 18
NEWPORT, Ky. (Jeff Hirsh) -- Wednesday, July 1, could be deemed “D-Day” for Kentucky. But in this case the “D” stands for both “deadline,” and “dropouts.” «WKRC TV Cincinnati, Jul 15»
10
Mariah Carey Admits She Was A Teenage Smoker, Beauty School …
“I started beauty school in the 11th grade, and a year later I was officially a beauty school dropout.” Within her “25 facts” interview, Mariah Carey ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

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