drop out
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Definition
- Verb (intransitive):
- To leave a school, university, or course of study before completing it.
- To withdraw from participation in conventional society, an activity, or a competition.
Usage
- This verb is typically used without a direct object (intransitively). It describes the action of ceasing to participate.
- It often implies a permanent or semi-permanent withdrawal.
- Common collocations include: , , .
Examples
- Verb:
- He decided to drop out of high school and start working.
- Several runners had to drop out of the marathon due to the extreme heat.
- After traveling for a year, she felt she had dropped out of mainstream life.
Advanced Usage
- "to drop out of sight": to disappear, to stop being seen or heard from.
- After the scandal, the politician dropped out of sight for several months.
Variants and Related Words
- Dropout (noun): A person who has dropped out of school or society.
- The program helps dropouts earn their high school diplomas.
Synonyms
- Withdraw: To remove oneself from participation.
- Quit: To leave or stop doing something.
- Give up: To stop trying or participating.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Drop off: To deliver someone or something; to decline.
- Can you drop me off at the station? (This is a different phrasal verb with a distinct meaning.)
Related Idioms
- Drop the ball: To make a mistake or fail to do something.
- I really dropped the ball on that project. (This idiom is related to failure but is distinct from "drop out.")
Verb
- leave school or an educational program prematurely
- Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program
- withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
- She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- In the second round, the challenger gave up