"drop away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drops away [present, singular, third-person], dropping away [participle, present], dropped away [participle, past], dropped away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop away (third-person singular simple present drops away, present participle dropping away, simple past and past participle dropped away)
  1. (intransitive) To become less or fewer. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-drop_away-en-verb-N9eUN6hc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To become less or fewer."
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