English dictionary



Hint: With the Firefox addon you can search this dictionary from the browsers search field.

English verb: drop away

1. drop away (change) get worse


SamplesMy grades are slipping.


Synonymsdrop off, fall away, slip


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)decline, worsen


Narrower (hyponym)backslide, lapse









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk