drop off — take and leave
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcore
To take someone or something to a place and leave them there, usually by car.
Say it like a native
Textbook Could you transport me to the station and leave me there?
Native Could you drop me off at the station?
'Drop me off' is exactly what people say for a lift; the literal paraphrase is absurd in speech.
Pattern: drop (someone/something) off (at/in [place])
In use
- Could you drop me off at the train station on your way to work?daily life
- In my hometown, parents usually drop off their children at school before going to work.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Can you drop off me at the corner?
✓ Can you drop me off at the corner?
With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'drop me off'.
Common collocations
drop + person + off— the kids, me, at school, on the way
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'pick up', which means to collect.
Related
- drop off (fall asleep) — Another meaning of 'drop off' is 'fall asleep'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.