verb / noun · neutral
drop
UK/drɒp/US/drɑːp/DROP
task1speaking
to fall to a lower level or amount; a fall
Examples
“Visitor numbers dropped sharply after the attraction closed for renovation.”
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Band 8 sentence
“Following the policy change, consumer spending dropped markedly in the short term before stabilizing.”
Collocations
- drop sharply
- drop to
- a drop in
Word family
drop noundrop verbdropped past verb
Common mistakes
The number of students droped last year.→The number of students dropped last year.
There was a drop on sales.→There was a drop in sales.
Say it for a higher band
5go down→6fall→7+drop
Synonyms
fall
decline
Easily confused
fall
“Profits fell by 7% in the third quarter.”
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