to drop off
21
3.5
- phrasal verb
- /drɑp ɔf/
:
disminuir
- The second part of the trip went considerably faster than the first as the traffic dropped off dramatically.
- drop off substantially
- drop off significantly
- rates drop off
So you read your classic middle school range, you see that drop off a bit.
- So you read your classic middle school range, you see that drop off a bit.
- What's the way that we don't just get to the February slump and everything drops off?
- Now that could be selling season, but let's put it this way, it doesn't look like prices are dropping off a Cliff yet.
- We'd like to get some of that couple of million people back on the app that dropped off and keep an eye on website for details.
- What age does imprinting of attachment style start to drop off?
- And what this clearly shows is that we're going to have a supply disruption for about two years and it's going to drop off a Cliff.
- I have most of my clients with momentum drop off phone repair drops off hard for a little bit.
Examples
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How much does the light drop off?
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You can see that Amazon has kind of dropped off after a little bit of a rally over here.
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The current number of new cases has dropped off to zero.
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Activity levels of youngsters appear to drop off, however, as they enter pubescence.
Academic text (1993) -
Church burnings hit a peak in 1996, but have dropped off significantly since then.
Academic text (1998) -
The highest survey return rate occurred within the first three weeks of initial dissemination and then dropped off substantially.
Academic text (2008) -
For both groups, exercise adherence was optimal in the first three to four weeks and then dropped off substantially.
Academic text (2009) -
And then the numbers started dropping off in the '50s and the '60s.
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Listeners fell for the gimmick, and Allen's audience began to drop off.
Academic text (2007) -
In the winter months, sales typically drop off due to the cold weather and holiday season.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Become less in number or amount
531
1.2
To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud
321
1.9
To become less in amount, size, or value
201
3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
184
3.5
To become worse or fall to a lower level
72
5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
69
3.0
To become weaker and then disappear over time
49
2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
48
6.4
To become less in size, amount, or strength
46
2.7
To become less strong or loud over time
19
4.3
To become less in amount or quality
18
4.2
To become gradually less in size or amount
9
4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
8
4.2
To become quieter and then stop
4
3.5
Become fewer and more spread out
3
3.9
To become less strong or busy
2
3.3
To become less over time
1
4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
1
5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
To become less strong or active
To flow back or become less strong slowly
Antonyms
How Much
350
4.1
93
5.8
∞
1.0
21
3.5
344
3.7
184
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to fall from a position' is directly and compositionally derived from 'drop' (to fall or let fall) plus 'off' (away from a surface/place). This is a common, literal verb+particle spatial construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Drop off The phrasal verb drop off creates the picture of numbers or people falling 'off' a line or edge, like attendance falling after the holidays. So, it means 'to decrease' or become less.