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THE WORD · N4

落すおとす

to drop

Verbe · Group 1 verb

落とさおとさないでよ。

Don't drop it.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : zogwarg

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

Other written forms: 落とす

English dictionary meanings
  • to drop
  • to lose
  • to let fall
  • to shed (light)
  • to cast (one's gaze)
  • to pour in (liquid)
  • to leave behind
  • to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.)
  • to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair)
  • to spend money at a certain place
  • to omit
  • to leave out
  • to secretly let escape
  • to lose (a match)
  • to reject (an applicant)
  • to fail (a course)
  • to defeat (in an election)
  • to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
  • to lessen (e.g. production or body weight)
  • to worsen (quality)
  • to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity)
  • to speak badly of
  • to make light of
  • to fall into straitened circumstances
  • to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin)
  • to make one's own
  • to have one's bid accepted
  • to force surrender
  • to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle)
  • to forcefully convince
  • to press for a confession
  • to deal with
  • to download
  • to copy from a computer to another medium
  • to make someone swoon (judo)
  • to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
  • to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
  • to win over
  • to seduce
  • to conquer (unwillingness)

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