떨어뜨리다

Meanings

dropTo let something at the top fall to the bottom.
drop; loseTo drop or miss something that one has hold.
leave behindTo make someone fall behind or leave someone behind.
reject; sift outTo make someone fail to pass an examination or be picked in a selection.
depreciate; degrade; debaseTo lower the degree or level of something.

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lower; lessenTo make a figure such as a price and temperature become lower.
wear outTo make clothes, shoes, etc., wear out and thus not be used anymore.
exhaust; run outTo consume all of something that one has been using.
devalue; demeanTo make value, status, honor, etc., lost.
lowerTo make one's eyes or a part of one's body face downward.
move awayTo widen the distance from something.
separateTo make people break up or estranged from each other.

Examples from Lessons (3)

글 의 전체적인 완성도 를 떨어뜨리는 불필요한 사족 은 넣지 마라.
Do not include unnecessary embellishments that reduce the overall quality of your writing.
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그러게, 나도 커피 를 마시다가 너무 놀라서 하마터면 컵 을 떨어뜨릴 뻔했어.
I know, I was so shocked that I almost dropped my cup while drinking my coffee.
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내 책 과 펜 을 실수 로 떨어뜨렸어.
I accidentally dropped my book and pen.
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Grammar in These Examples

-아/어Level 1Informal ending -는/ㄹLevel 1Verb noun modifier -(으)ㄹ 것Level 3Future tense noun modifier -ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier