🇬🇧 Drop meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Drop” means to move down to a lower level, or to let something fall down. When you drop something, you let it go and it moves from higher to lower, like when a ball falls from your hand to the floor or when the sun seems to drop in the sky at night.

I was told to drop bad habits, so I dropped my habit of picking up my socks—this did not go well.

I drop my voice to a whisper to tell a secret, and my brain drops the part about being quiet.

When I drop a joke at the dinner table and nobody laughs, I quietly drop my head onto the plate.

When I drop into a squat in gym class, my legs scream louder than the teacher’s whistle.

I drop my jaw so many times in surprise that it’s basically doing push-ups for my face.

A small girl holds a red kite on a hill. Wind pulls hard; she will not drop the string. It tugs again and she must drop one hand. "Don't drop it!" her friend cries. To save the kite she must drop the string, then drop to her knees and laugh when the kite lands safe.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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