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Definition of
off- prefix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
off-
prefix
prefix
NAmE
/
/
ɔf
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ɑf
/
/
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(
in nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
)
not on; away from
offstage
offload
See
off-
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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off
adverb
off
preposition
off
adjective
off
verb
go off
phrasal verb
back off
phrasal verb
beat off
phrasal verb
beg off
phrasal verb
blow off
phrasal verb
bug off!
phrasal verb
bump off
phrasal verb
burn off
phrasal verb
buy off
phrasal verb
buzz off
phrasal verb
call off
phrasal verb
cast off
phrasal verb
chip off
phrasal verb
chop off
phrasal verb
clip off
phrasal verb
come off
phrasal verb
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Phrasal verbs
go off
phrasal verb
back off
phrasal verb
beat off
phrasal verb
beg off
phrasal verb
blow off
phrasal verb
bug off!
phrasal verb
bump off
phrasal verb
burn off
phrasal verb
buy off
phrasal verb
buzz off
phrasal verb
call off
phrasal verb
cast off
phrasal verb
chip off
phrasal verb
chop off
phrasal verb
clip off
phrasal verb
come off
phrasal verb
cut off
phrasal verb
dash off
phrasal verb
die off
phrasal verb
doze off
phrasal verb
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Idioms
off base
off guard
on and off
straight off
be better off
comfortably off
off the cuff
on/off duty
off the grid
off the hook
knock it off!
off the pace
off the rack
off the shelf
off the wall
right away/off
off the charts
off your hands
on/off message
off the record
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Nearby words
of
preposition
off
adverb
off-
prefix
off
preposition
off
adjective