🇬🇧 Drop meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To "drop" something means to decide not to keep doing it or not to do it anymore. You might drop an activity, a plan, or an idea when you don’t want it, don’t need it, or it isn’t working for you. It’s like saying, “I’m done with this” and moving on to something else.

I dropped my plan to run away and join the penguins after remembering I can’t slide on my belly very well.

I dropped my dream of being invisible when my mom kept seeing me steal cookies.

I decided to drop my plan to become a dragon when I remembered I’m allergic to smoke.

The goldfish dropped his plan to escape the bowl when he realized he can’t walk, drive, or reach the doorknob.

The hamster dropped his escape plan when he realized freedom doesn’t come with a food bowl.

At dawn he spread the faded map and traced the old route. He sighed and told his sister, "I will drop this trip." She nodded. He slid the map into the box, folded his ticket, and said, "I can drop it, drop the plan, drop the bag, drop the idea." They made tea, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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