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dropped away

dropped away is the simple past and past participle of drop away.

Meaning of drop away

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

Questions about dropped away

What is dropped away the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped away is the simple past and past participle of drop away.

Words near dropped away in the dictionary

  1. dropped a hint
  2. dropped a log
  3. dropped acid
  4. dropped anchor
  5. dropped astern
  6. dropped away
  7. dropped back
  8. dropped behind
  9. dropped by
  10. dropped ceiling
  11. dropped ceilings

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