drop off

• فعل مركّب يُستعمل للدلالة على إيصال شخص أو شيء إلى مكان ما، أو على النوم، أو على نقصان الكمية أو الشدة.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of delivering someone or something to a place, or to fall asleep, or to decrease in amount or intensity.

غير معدود · متعدٍّ ولازم · فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Deliver someone or somethinginformal

   To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.

   توصيل

   • I'll drop you off at the station on my way to work.
   • She dropped off the package at the post office.
   • Can you drop off the kids at school this morning?

   المرادفاتbringdeliverdepositleavelet offset downtakeunload

   الأضدادpick up

2. Fall asleepinformal

   To go to sleep, especially unintentionally.

   يَغْلِبُهُ النَّوْم

   • He dropped off in front of the TV after dinner.
   • I dropped off during the movie because I was so tired.
   • She dropped off to sleep while reading her book.

   المرادفاتconk outdoze offdrift offfall asleepnod off

   الأضدادariseawakerousewake

3. Decrease or declineinformal

   To become less or lower in amount, level, or intensity.

   انخفاض

   • Sales usually drop off after the holiday season.
   • Interest in the topic dropped off significantly.
   • The temperature dropped off sharply at night.

   المرادفاتdeclinedecreasediminishdwindlefalllessenreducesubsidewane

   الأضدادclimbescalategrowincreaserisesurge

الفعل الأساسيdrop