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drop behind

drop behind verb: to suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Forms of drop behind

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

Questions about drop behind

What does drop behind mean?
Drop behind means to suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.
What part of speech is drop behind?
Drop behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop behind?
The past tense of drop behind is dropped behind.

Words near drop behind in the dictionary

  1. drop backs
  2. drop bar
  3. drop bars
  4. drop bear
  5. drop bears
  6. drop behind
  7. drop bolt
  8. drop bolts
  9. drop box
  10. drop boxes
  11. drop by

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