Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop behind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
drop be-hind
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind.

Usage

Inflected Forms

drops behind (present, singular) dropping behind (participle, present) dropped behind (participle, past) dropped behind (past)

Synonyms

drag trail get behind hang back drop back

Questions

What does drop behind mean?
To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others.

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