drop – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of drop

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to drop around sth
Participle: dropped around sth
Gerund: dropping around sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Idrop around sth
youdrop around sth
he;she;itdrops around sth
wedrop around sth
youdrop around sth
theydrop around sth

Perfect

Ihave dropped around sth
youhave dropped around sth
he;she;ithas dropped around sth
wehave dropped around sth
youhave dropped around sth
theyhave dropped around sth

Past

Idropped around sth
youdropped around sth
he;she;itdropped around sth
wedropped around sth
youdropped around sth
theydropped around sth

Pluperfect

Ihad dropped around sth
youhad dropped around sth
he;she;ithad dropped around sth
wehad dropped around sth
youhad dropped around sth
theyhad dropped around sth

Future

Iwill drop around sth
youwill drop around sth
he;she;itwill drop around sth
wewill drop around sth
youwill drop around sth
theywill drop around sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have dropped around sth
youwill have dropped around sth
he;she;itwill have dropped around sth
wewill have dropped around sth
youwill have dropped around sth
theywill have dropped around sth

Subjunctive

Present

Idrop around sth
youdrop around sth
he;she;itdrop around sth
wedrop around sth
youdrop around sth
theydrop around sth

Perfect

Ihave dropped around sth
youhave dropped around sth
he;she;ithave dropped around sth
wehave dropped around sth
youhave dropped around sth
theyhave dropped around sth

Imperfect

Idropped around sth
youdropped around sth
he;she;itdropped around sth
wedropped around sth
youdropped around sth
theydropped around sth

Pluperfect

Ihad dropped around sth
youhad dropped around sth
he;she;ithad dropped around sth
wehad dropped around sth
youhad dropped around sth
theyhad dropped around sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould drop around sth
youwould drop around sth
he;she;itwould drop around sth
wewould drop around sth
youwould drop around sth
theywould drop around sth

Perfect

Iwould have dropped around sth
youwould have dropped around sth
he;she;itwould have dropped around sth
wewould have dropped around sth
youwould have dropped around sth
theywould have dropped around sth

Imperative

youdrop around sth
weLet's drop around sth
youdrop around sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam dropping around sth
youare dropping around sth
he;she;itis dropping around sth
weare dropping around sth
youare dropping around sth
theyare dropping around sth

Perfect

Ihave been dropping around sth
youhave been dropping around sth
he;she;ithas been dropping around sth
wehave been dropping around sth
youhave been dropping around sth
theyhave been dropping around sth

Past

Iwas dropping around sth
youwere dropping around sth
he;she;itwas dropping around sth
wewere dropping around sth
youwere dropping around sth
theywere dropping around sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been dropping around sth
youhad been dropping around sth
he;she;ithad been dropping around sth
wehad been dropping around sth
youhad been dropping around sth
theyhad been dropping around sth

Future

Iwill be dropping around sth
youwill be dropping around sth
he;she;itwill be dropping around sth
wewill be dropping around sth
youwill be dropping around sth
theywill be dropping around sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been dropping around sth
youwill have been dropping around sth
he;she;itwill have been dropping around sth
wewill have been dropping around sth
youwill have been dropping around sth
theywill have been dropping around sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be dropping around sth
youwould be dropping around sth
he;she;itwould be dropping around sth
wewould be dropping around sth
youwould be dropping around sth
theywould be dropping around sth

Perfect

Iwould have been dropping around sth
youwould have been dropping around sth
he;she;itwould have been dropping around sth
wewould have been dropping around sth
youwould have been dropping around sth
theywould have been dropping around sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'drop'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'drop'

crop, deop, dop, drap, drip, droop, prop, bedrop, blop, boop,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to become smaller
decrease, diminish, fall, go down, lessen, reduce, shrink, sink
decline
dwindle, collapse, fall
trickle
drip, fall, dribble, leap, ooze
separate
end, desert, divorce

Antonyms

of a quantity, etc: to increase
decrease, fall, go down, reduce, rise
decline
rise, increase, improve
separate
connect, combine, attach, consolidate

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *druppōną
4. Proto-West Germanic *dropōn
5. Old English dropian
6. Middle English droppen
7. English drop
8. From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter, sprinkle; to be covered with a liquid; to give off moisture; of an object: to drop, fall; of a living being: to fall to the ground”) [and other forms], from Old English droppian, dropian (“to drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, from Proto-Germanic *drupōną (“to fall in drops, drip”), ultimately from *dreupaną (“to hang, droop; drop, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to drip, drop”).
9. Cognates
10. Cognate with West Frisian drippe (“to drip”), Dutch druipen (“to drip”), German triefen (“to drip”), Yiddish טריפֿן (trifn, “to drip”), Icelandic drjúpa (“to drip”), Norwegian Nynorsk drjupa, drypa, drype (“to drip”), Swedish drypa (“to drip”). See: Middle English 'droppen', Dutch 'druipen', German, old spelling 'triefen', Icelandic 'drjúpa', Norwegian, nynorsk 'drjupa', Swedish 'drypa'.

Verbs referencing "drop"

French dropper, Norwegian droppe, Dutch droppen, German, old spelling droppen, Sranan dropu, Spanish dropear, Russian дропнуть.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] vicinity had been announced very early in the disaster by a loud cry of ‘Breakers a-head ! ’ ) and much backing of paddles, and heaving of the lead into a constantly decreasing depth of water, we dropped anchor in a strange outlandish-looking nook which nobody on board could recognise, although there was land all about us, and so close that we could plainly see the waving branches of the trees. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] are, if possible, even more unsubstantial-looking than the city. The white wooden houses (so white that it makes one wink to look at them ), with their green jalousie blinds, are so sprinkled and dropped about in all directions, without seeming to have any root at all in the ground; and the small churches and chapels are so prim, and bright, and highly varnished; that I almost believed the whole [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who was near her. Perceiving the matron, of whom she is very fond, she grasped her with one hand, holding on convulsively to her mother with the other; and thus she stood for a moment: then she dropped her mother 's hand; put her handkerchief to her eyes; and turning round, clung sobbing to the matron; while her mother departed, with emotions as deep as those of her child. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and had so many queer odds and ends stuck all about it, that it looked like a bird’s-nest. She was radiant with imaginary jewels; wore a rich pair of undoubted gold spectacles; and gracefully dropped upon her lap, as we approached, a very old greasy newspaper, in which I dare say she had been reading an account of her own presentation at some Foreign Court. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The bar is a large room with a stone floor, and there people stand and smoke, and lounge about, all the evening: dropping in and out as the humour takes them. There too the stranger is initiated into the mysteries of Gin-sling, Cock-tail, Sangaree, Mint Julep, Sherry-cobbler, Timber Doodle, and other rare drinks. The [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Why, Mas’r, ” said Sam, in a deprecating tone, “ I believe you mean to kill us all clar, horses and all. Here we are all just ready to drop down, and the critters all in a reek of sweat. Why, Mas’r won't think of startin ’ on now till arter dinner. Mas’r's hoss wants rubben down; see how he splashed hisself; and Jerry limps too; don't [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ You 're _sure_, an't you, mother ? ” “ Yes, _sure_ ! ” said the mother, in a voice that startled herself; for it seemed to her to come from a spirit within, that was no part of her; and the boy dropped his little weary head on her shoulder, and was soon asleep. How the touch of those warm arms, the gentle breathings that came in her neck, seemed to add fire and spirit to her movements ! It seemed [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to make the general stillness more profound. Over the head and face of every prisoner who comes into this melancholy house, a black hood is drawn; and in this dark shroud, an emblem of the curtain dropped between him and the living world, he is led to the cell from which he never again comes forth, until his whole term of imprisonment has expired. He never hears of wife and children; home or [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] hopes, laid in the grave with many tears, are the seed from which spring healing flowers and balm for the desolate and the distressed. Among such was the delicate woman who sits there by the lamp, dropping slow tears, while she prepares the memorials of her own lost one for the outcast wanderer. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will have a respectful and mournful sympathy with our unfortunate hero. We beg them to drop a silent tear, and pass on. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)