Meaning
Today's Sentences
01
Can you drop me off around 8?
Situation
Do you need a ride to the train station?
That’d be great, thanks!
Can you drop me off around 8?
क्या आप मुझे 8 बजे के आसपास छोड़ सकते हैं?
Sure, I’ll swing by your place at 7:45.
Perfect.
I’ll be ready.
मैं तैयार रहूंगा।
02
I totally dropped off halfway through.
Situation
You were so quiet during the movie last night!
I know, I totally dropped off halfway through.
Long day at work?
Yeah, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Writer's Note
"Drop off" is transitive, intransitive, separable, and inseparable; these categories often overlap. You'll notice that transitive verbs are frequently separable, while intransitive ones tend to be inseparable. Let’s break it down together.
- Transitive - These phrasal verbs take an object for the sentence to make sense.
Example 1: I’ll drop off the package this afternoon.
Example 2: She dropped off the kids at school.
Example 3: Can you drop off my suit at the cleaners? - Separable - The object can go between the verb and the particle.
Example 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
Example 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
Example 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners? - Intransitive - A combination of a verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs) that functions as a verb, but does not take a direct object.
Example 1: Sales dropped off significantly after the holidays.
Example 2: Attendance has dropped off this month.
Example 3: Profits dropped off during the recession. - Inseparable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) cannot be separated by other words.
Example 1: Interest in the product is starting to drop off.
Example 2: The noise gradually dropped off as we moved away.
Example 3: Viewership tends to drop off after the first few episodes.
उदाहरण 1: मैं आज दोपहर पैकेज "drop off" कर दूंगा।
उदाहरण 2: उसने बच्चों को स्कूल में "dropped off" किया।
उदाहरण 3: क्या आप मेरा सूट क्लीनर्स पर "drop off" कर सकते हैं?
Example 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
Example 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
Example 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners?
उदाहरण 1: Sales छुट्टियों के बाद काफी dropped off हो गईं।
उदाहरण 2: इस महीने उपस्थिति dropped off हो गई है।
उदाहरण 3: मंदी के दौरान मुनाफा dropped off हो गया।
उदाहरण 1: उत्पाद में रुचि "drop off" होने लगी है।
उदाहरण 2: जैसे-जैसे हम दूर जाते गए, शोर धीरे-धीरे "dropped off" हो गया।
उदाहरण 3: पहले कुछ एपिसोड्स के बाद दर्शक संख्या "drop off" होने लगती है।
Related Words: Abandon, decrease, deliver, diminish, disembark, doze, fade, fall asleep, leave, lessen, nod off, plummet, reduce, slacken, transport, unload.
