Drop out

Phrasal Verbs | B2

Listening exercises with “Drop out”

to drop out of something = to leave school, university or a course without finishing your studies.

This phrasal verb can be used as a noun – a dropout is a person who left school/university without completing their course. Note that this word has negative connotations. e.g. If you don’t start studying, you’re going to end up being a dropout just like your brother.

To drop out can also be used more generally to say that someone is no longer participating in something. e.g. After 20 years, he decided to drop out of politics to spend more time with his family.

Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?

Accent: Ireland