Dropout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who quits school before graduation

someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈɑːɡlɪˌoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒpaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒpaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈɑːɡlɪˌoʊz/.

Word Forms

drop out

verb

leave school or an educational program prematurely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausfallen

jemand, der die Schule vor dem Abschluss verlässt

🇫🇷French

abandonner

quelqu'un qui quitte l'école avant l'obtention de son diplôme

🇪🇸Spanish

Abandonar

alguien que deja la escuela antes de graduarse

🇮🇹Italian

ritirarsi

qualcuno che lascia la scuola prima della laurea

🇳🇱Dutch

uitval

iemand die stopt met school voordat hij afstudeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

cair fora

alguém que abandona a escola antes da formatura

🇷🇺Russian

выбывать

тот, кто бросает школу до окончания школы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ड्रॉप आउट

कोई व्यक्ति जो स्नातक होने से पहले स्कूल छोड़ देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রপআউট

কেউ যিনি স্নাতকের আগে স্কুল ছেড়ে দেন

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடுதல்

பட்டப்படிப்புக்கு முன் பள்ளியை விட்டு வெளியேறும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రాప్ అవుట్

గ్రాడ్యుయేషన్‌కు ముందే పాఠశాల మానేసిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रॉपआउट

पदवीपूर्वी शाळा सोडणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રોપઆઉટ

જે વ્યક્તિ સ્નાતક થયા પહેલા શાળા છોડી દે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರಾಪ್ಔಟ್

ಪದವಿಯ ಮೊದಲು ಶಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ತೊರೆದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടയ്ക്ക് വച്ച് നിർത്തുക

ബിരുദത്തിന് മുമ്പ് സ്കൂൾ വിട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਡ ਦੇਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਗ੍ਰੈਜੂਏਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਕੂਲ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈراپ آؤٹ

کوئی جو گریجویشن سے پہلے اسکول چھوڑ دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辍学

毕业前退学的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ドロップアウト

卒業前に学校を辞めた人

🇰🇷Korean

탈락

졸업하기 전에 학교를 그만둔 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ học

một người bỏ học trước khi tốt nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

ออกกลางคัน

คนที่ลาออกจากโรงเรียนก่อนสำเร็จการศึกษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

putus sekolah

seseorang yang berhenti sekolah sebelum lulus

🇲🇾Malay

keciciran

seseorang yang berhenti sekolah sebelum tamat pengajian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أوقع

شخص ترك المدرسة قبل التخرج

🇮🇷Persian

ترک تحصیل

کسی که قبل از فارغ التحصیلی مدرسه را رها می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

okuldan ayrılma

mezun olmadan okulu bırakan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

נשירה

מישהו שעזב את בית הספר לפני סיום הלימודים

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