idiom (v) · neutral

drop out (of)

UK/drɒp aʊt/US/drɑːp aʊt/DROP·OUT

speakingtask2

to leave school, college, or a course before finishing it

Examples

He dropped out of university after his first year to work full-time.

Many students drop out because of financial pressure.

She considered dropping out of the course but decided to take a break instead.

Band 8 sentence

Facing persistent financial hardship, he reluctantly dropped out of university and found part-time work to support his family.

Collocations

  • drop out of school
  • drop out of university

Word family

drop out verb phrasedropped out verb (past)dropout noun

Common mistakes

drop from schooldrop out of school

Say it for a higher band

5leave school6quit university7+drop out (of)

Synonyms

leave

withdraw

Easily confused

withdraw

She withdrew from the course for health reasons.

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