drop behind in English

Forms: drops behind [present, singular, third-person], dropping behind [participle, present], dropped behind [participle, past], dropped behind [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop behind (third-person singular simple present drops behind, present participle dropping behind, simple past and past participle dropped behind)

Inflected forms

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        "To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others."
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        "(transitive or intransitive) To suddenly do worse than others; to become out-of-date or to fail to keep up with others."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stand, behind."
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"drop behind" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms