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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









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