dropout

CEFRB2

/drˈɑˌpaʊt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who leaves school or a course before finishing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.

Examples

  • Even though he was a school dropout, Tom was later very successful in life.

  • I know that Tom is a high school dropout.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course

  2. Someone who has opted out of conventional society.

  3. The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is a high school dropout.

  • The politicians of the world are mere political university dropouts.

  • The pastures are filled with gay political drop-outs, persons of reasonable intent who found the scene personally destructive.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The high school blank regretted leaving school at age sixteen without a diploma.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Etymology tree English drop outdeverb. English dropout Deverbal from drop out.