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drop away

drop away verb: to become less or fewer.

Verb

drop away (third-person singular simple present drops away, present participle dropping away, simple past and past participle dropped away)

  1. (intransitive) To become less or fewer.
    • Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

Forms of drop away

third-person singular presentdrops away
present participledropping away
past participledropped away
pastdropped away

Questions about drop away

What does drop away mean?
Drop away means to become less or fewer.
What part of speech is drop away?
Drop away is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop away?
The past tense of drop away is dropped away.

Words near drop away in the dictionary

  1. drop anchor
  2. drop astern
  3. drop at comb
  4. drop attack
  5. drop attacks
  6. drop away
  7. drop back
  8. drop backs
  9. drop bar
  10. drop bars
  11. drop bear

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