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dropped behind

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

Meaning of drop behind

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 (intransitive, transitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.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.

Questions about dropped behind

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

Words near dropped behind in the dictionary

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

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