Drop off meaning in English
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Definition
to drop (a file) off: to take (a file) to a place and leave it there
Examples
- "When you drop the report off, bring some chocolate with you too, okay?"
- "Can you drop us off here please?"
Exercise 1
"Please drop by my office this morning..."
Select the correct preposition to follow the verb "to drop". Each choice is used only once.
Philip: Hello Polly? Can you the meeting room? We have a problem.
Polly: What's the matter?
Philip: Horatio has a bottle of whiskey on the floor.
Polly: What do you want me to do about it?
Philip: We don't have anything to drink now. Can you some beer?
Polly: I'm not your slave! Didn't you learn any manners in school?
Philip: No. I of school when I was 8.
Select the correct preposition to follow the verb "to drop". Each choice is used only once.
Philip: Hello Polly? Can you the meeting room? We have a problem.
Polly: What's the matter?
Philip: Horatio has a bottle of whiskey on the floor.
Polly: What do you want me to do about it?
Philip: We don't have anything to drink now. Can you some beer?
Polly: I'm not your slave! Didn't you learn any manners in school?
Philip: No. I of school when I was 8.
"Please drop by my office this morning..."
Select the correct preposition to follow the verb "to drop". Each choice is used only once.
Philip: Hello Polly? Can you drop by 1 the meeting room? We have a problem.
Polly: What's the matter?
Philip: Horatio has dropped 2 a bottle of whiskey on the floor.
Polly: What do you want me to do about it?
Philip: We don't have anything to drink now. Can you drop off 3 some beer?
Polly: I'm not your slave! Didn't you learn any manners in school?
Philip: No. I dropped out 4 of school when I was 8.
Select the correct preposition to follow the verb "to drop". Each choice is used only once.
Philip: Hello Polly? Can you drop by 1 the meeting room? We have a problem.
Polly: What's the matter?
Philip: Horatio has dropped 2 a bottle of whiskey on the floor.
Polly: What do you want me to do about it?
Philip: We don't have anything to drink now. Can you drop off 3 some beer?
Polly: I'm not your slave! Didn't you learn any manners in school?
Philip: No. I dropped out 4 of school when I was 8.
1 drop by: This is the correct choice. "To drop by (a place)" is to visit somewhere for a short amount of time, often in a spontaneous or informal manner. Example: "My neighbor dropped by to borrow some sugar last night" and "I need to drop by the doctor's on the way home to collect a prescription". In his email, Bruno wants Edward to pay a short visit to his office.
1 drop out: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. To "drop out (of school)" is to stop attending school or to end one's studies.
1 drop off: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. "To drop (an object) off" is to leave or unload it.
1 drop: This is incorrect. A preposition is needed here.
2 dropped: This is the correct choice. "To drop (an object)" is to let it fall. Example: I dropped my phone in the toilet and it doesn't work anymore. "To drop" can also mean to decrease or lessen, for example: Sales dropped rapidly in the 3rd quarter.
2 dropped out: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. To "drop out (of school)" is to stop attending school or to end one's studies.
2 dropped off: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. "To drop (an object) off" is to leave or unload it.
2 dropped by: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. It is normal for someone to "drop by" but it would be unnatural to "drop (an object) by".
3 drop off: This is the correct choice. "To drop (an object) off" is to deliver it, or take an object to a place and leave it there. Note that "to drop (someone) off" is to take someone to a place in a vehicle. Example: I can drop you off at the cinema if you like, I'm driving that way.
3 drop out: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. To "drop out (of school)" is to stop attending school or to end one's studies.
3 drop: This is incorrect. A preposition is needed here. It makes no sense for Philip to ask Polly to drop some beer (on the floor).
3 drop by: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. It is normal for someone to "drop by" but it would be unnatural to "drop (an object) by".
4 dropped out: This is the correct choice. "To drop out (of school)" is to stop attending school, or to finish studying. Note that a "drop out" describes someone who has withdrawn or chosen not to be involved in society.
4 dropped: This is incorrect. A preposition is needed here.
4 dropped off: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. "To drop (an object) off" is to leave or unload it.
4 dropped by: This is the incorrect preposition for this example. It is grammatically incorrect to "drop by of" school.
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