Jeff

dʒɛf

Definition

Definition of Jeff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nicknameshort form of the name Jeffrey

Jeff is coming to the party tonight.
Jeff will be our guide for the tour.
I met Jeff at the conference last year.

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Origin of Jeff

English, short form of Geoffrey

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French:Jeff, ...
German:Jeff, ...
Italian:Jeff, ...
Spanish:Jeff, ...
Portuguese:Jeff, ...
Chinese:杰夫, ...
Japanese:ジェフ, ...
Arabic:جِيف, ...
Hebrew:גֶ'ף, ...
Russian:Джефф, ...
Ukrainian:Джефф, ...
Hindi:जेफ, ...
Bengali:জেফ, ...
Catalan:Jeff, ...
Czech:Jeff, ...
Danish:Jeff, ...
Dutch:Jeff, ...
Greek:Τζεφ, ...
Hungarian:Jeff, ...
Khmer:ជេហ្វ, ...
Korean:제프, ...
Persian:جف, ...
Polish:Jeff, ...
Portuguese (BR):Jeff, ...
Romanian:Jeff, ...
Swedish:Jeff, ...
Thai:เจฟฟ์, ...
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jeff

dʒɛf

Definition of jeff - Reverso English Dictionary

Other

business

Rare

Slang

downsize or close an organization

Rare

Slang

The company had to jeff after the losses.

downsize

shut

destruction

Rare

Slang

spoil or destroy ruthlessly

Rare

Slang

The storm jeffed the entire village.

devastate

ruin

wreck

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Origin of jeff

Old English, geoff (peace) + fry (peace)

Examples of jeff in a sentence

Many small shops jeffed during the recession.
The kids jeffed the sandcastle before leaving the beach.
His careless actions jeffed the entire project.

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French:mettre la clé sous la porte, détruire, ...
German:schließen, verwüsten, ...
Italian:chiudere, distruggere, ...
Spanish:cerrar, arrasó, ...
Portuguese:encerrar, devastar, ...
Chinese:关闭, 摧毁, ...
Japanese:縮小する, 破壊する, ...
Arabic:يُصَفِّي, دَمَّرَ بِلا رَحْمَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַמְצֵם, לְהַשְׁחִית, ...
Russian:сократить штат, разрушить, ...
Ukrainian:закритися, знищити, ...
Hindi:बंद करना, तबाह कर दिया, ...
Bengali:সংকুচিত করা, ধ্বংস করা, ...
Catalan:redimensionar, arrasar, ...
Czech:zeštíhlit, zpustošit, ...
Danish:lukke, ødelægge, ...
Dutch:sluiten, verwoesten, ...
Greek:κλείνω, καταστρέφω, ...
Hungarian:leépít, lerombol, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយទំហំក្រុមហ៊ុន, បំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ, ...
Korean:폐업, 엉망으로 만들다, ...
Persian:جف, نابود کردن, ...
Polish:zamknąć się, zniszczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):fechar, devastar, ...
Romanian:a închide, a distruge, ...
Swedish:lägga ner, förstöra, ...
Thai:ปิดตัว, ทำลายย่อยยับ, ...
Turkish:kapatmak, mahvetmek, ...
Vietnamese:đóng cửa, tàn phá, ...

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