Question

what is meaning of the phrasal verb "drop off"​

Answer 1

As you know, phrasal verbs can have more than one meaning. In this cartoon, ‘drop off’ means both ‘fall off’ and ‘fall asleep’. For example:

1) Drop off – similar to fall

The boys dropped stones off the cliff

2) Drop off – fall asleep

I dropped off while watching TV last night

Here are another 3 possible meanings for this phrasal verb.

3) Drop off- gradually decline/ become less

Sales dropped off at the end of the month

4) Drop off- stop somewhere for someone

Could you drop me off at the station?

5) Drop off- stop and give something to someone

Could you drop this letter off at the post office for me?

Answer 2

Drop off is a verb phrase, and it

usually means to deliver something.

It's meaning is same as drop.