VocabJLPT N1
dropping out
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. leaving school during a term
Refers to dropping out of school before completing a course of study, such as leaving high school or university midway. It is used in both formal documents and casual conversation.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

My teacher told me "even if you drop out, you can always go back to learning."

Sentence 2

If pushing through is only making things worse, dropping out is a real option, right?

Sentence 3

Ugh, there you go again assuming anyone who drops out is just weak-willed!

Sentence 4

You make dropping out sound so easy — are you sure you won't regret it?

Sentence 5

She says she studied more after dropping out than when she was in school.