drop out — to leave school, college, or university before completing a course of study
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to leave school, college, or university before completing a course of study
Pronunciation (IPA): /drɑːp aʊt/
Korean meaning: 학업을 중도에 포기하다, 자퇴하다
Korean pronunciation: **드랍** 아웃
Example Sentences
- Steve Jobs famously dropped out of college but still attended classes that interested him.
- My cat seems to have dropped out of obedience school - she still ignores every command I give her.
- The startup founder dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year to pursue his business idea.
drop out
VERB//drɑːp aʊt//
to leave school, college, or university before completing a course of study
to leave school, college, or university before completing a course of study
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Origin
19세기 중반에 'drop'(떨어뜨리다)와 'out'(밖으로)의 조합으로 생겨난 구동사입니다. 원래는 물리적으로 '밖으로 떨어지다'는 뜻에서 시작되어, 1960년대 미국에서 학교를 그만두는 의미로 널리 사용되기 시작했습니다.
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“Steve Jobs famously dropped out of college but still attended classes that interested him.”
“My cat seems to have dropped out of obedience school - she still ignores every command I give her.”
“The startup founder dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year to pursue his business idea.”
“I wanted to drop out of my diet plan after seeing the chocolate cake in the cafeteria.”
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