🇬🇧 Drop meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A drop is how far something goes down from a higher place to a lower place. For example, if you stand on a chair and look at the floor, the space from the top of the chair to the floor is the drop. A big drop means it’s very far down, and a small drop means it’s just a little way down.

I looked down the stairwell, saw the drop, and decided sliding on my belly was faster than walking like a normal human.

When I saw the drop from the diving board to the pool, I realized water looks much farther away when your knees are shaking.

The squirrel on the fence checked the drop to the grass and clearly calculated, “Nuts are worth it.”

The kitten looked over the edge of the couch, saw the drop to the floor, and decided cuddling the pillow was safer.

The record drop of water over a waterfall is at Angel Falls in Venezuela, where the water falls an incredible 979 meters (over 3,200 feet) from the top to the bottom!

A girl stands at a cliff edge and looks down. The drop to the river is blue. She holds her kitten back from the drop and points out another small drop in the path where rocks fall away after a sharp drop into shade. A deer clears the big drop and lands safe below. She breathes out and laughs.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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