dropped
SayDROPT/dɹɑpt/UK/dɹɒpt/
- 1Simple past tense and past participle of drop. Use this form for something that fell or was let go before now.
She dropped her phone on the way to school.
The temperature dropped quickly after sunset.
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- 2Let go or allowed to fall to a lower place.
Like a toy that slips out of your hands and lands on the floor.
The dropped ball rolled under the table.
She picked up the dropped glove from the sidewalk.
- 3Suddenly cut off or no longer connected.
Like a phone call that suddenly stops in the middle of talking.
A dropped call interrupted their conversation twice.
Workers fixed the dropped connection within an hour.
Similardisconnected, lost
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dropped is a form of drop
drop, verb: To let something fall, by letting go of it or losing your grip. Full entry
- Spelling
- drop → dropped: double the p, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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