drop behind

drop behind — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑get behind, ↑hang back, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

drop behind — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms drop behind : present tense I/you/we/they drop behind he/she/it drops behind present participle dropping behind past tense dropped behind past participle dropped behind same as drop back 2) Mary dropped… …   English dictionary

drop behind — v. (D; intr.) to drop behind in (to drop behind in one s work) * * * [ drɒpbɪ haɪnd] (D; intr.) to drop behind in (to drop behind in one s work) …   Combinatory dictionary

drop behind — ► drop back/behind fall back or get left behind. Main Entry: ↑drop …   English terms dictionary

drop behind — run further behind, lose ground    Our party has dropped behind in the polls. We re in second place …   English idioms

drop behind — See drop back …   Thesaurus of popular words

drop behind — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fall behind, fail to keep up, be outpaced, slow down; see fail 1 , lag 1 , lose 3 …   English dictionary for students

drop behind — fall behind, be unable to keep pace with …   English contemporary dictionary

drop behind — phrasal to fail to keep up …   New Collegiate Dictionary

drop behind somebody — ˌdrop ˈback/beˈhind | ˌdrop beˈhind sb derived to move or fall into position behind sb else • We cannot afford to drop behind our competitors. Main entry: ↑dropderived …   Useful english dictionary

drop — [dräp] n. [ME drope < OE dropa, akin to ON drūpa, DROOP, Ger triefen: for IE base see DRIP] 1. a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling 2. a very small quantity of liquid 3. [pl.] liquid medicine taken or applied… …   English World dictionary