Meaning & use
drop off
To decrease gradually in amount, rate, or intensity.
See it in a sentence
Website traffic tends to drop off sharply once a holiday sale ends.
Attendance at the weekly meetings has dropped off since the schedule changed.
A note on using this word
Drop off also commonly means to fall asleep or to deliver someone or something to a location.
Words with a similar meaning
declinediminish
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
To fall asleep, often quickly or unintentionally.
He dropped off in front of the television before the movie even ended.
3. verb
To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.
Could you drop off these forms at the office on your way to work?
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