dash off

dæʃ ɔf

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of dash off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

movement

intr.

leave a place quickly or briefly

intr.

She had to dash off to catch the bus.

bolt

hurry

rush

writing

tr.

write something quickly or informally

tr.

He dashed off a quick email before the meeting.

jot

scribble

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Expressions with dash

dash away

leave quickly and suddenly

She had to dash away to catch the bus.

dash down

write or draw something quickly

She had to dash down notes during the lecture..

mad dash

hurried and frantic movement

There was a mad dash to catch the last train.

a dash of

det.

small amount of an ingredient added to a dish

Add a dash of salt to the soup.

dash someone's hopes

make someone lose hope or confidence suddenly

The news dashed her hopes of winning.

make a dash

move quickly towards a place or goal

She made a dash for the exit.

Examples of dash off in a sentence

They had to dash off to the airport unexpectedly.
She dashed off a note before leaving the office.
I need to dash off a letter to my friend.

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French:filer, griffonner, ...
German:schnell losgehen, verfassen, ...
Italian:scappare, buttare giù, ...
Spanish:salir corriendo, escribir rápidamente, ...
Portuguese:sair, rabiscar, ...
Chinese:匆匆离开, 匆匆写, ...
Japanese:急いで出かける, 書き上げる, ...
Arabic:انطلق بسرعة, كتبَ بسرعة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִמָּהֵר לָצֵאת, לְשַׁגְרֵר, ...
Russian:броситься, набросать, ...
Ukrainian:помчати, швидко накидати, ...
Hindi:जल्दी से निकल जाना, जल्दी से लिख देना, ...
Bengali:তাড়াতাড়ি বেরিয়ে যাওয়া, তাড়াতাড়ি লিখে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:sortir corrents, escriure de pressa, ...
Czech:odběhnout, načmárat, ...
Danish:smutte, skrive i en fart, ...
Dutch:ervandoor gaan, neerkrabbelen, ...
Greek:φεύγω, γράφω στα γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:elsietni, megírni, ...
Khmer:ចាកចេញយ៉ាងប្រញាប់, សរសេរប្រញាប់, ...
Korean:급히 떠나다, 쓰다, ...
Persian:دررفتن, سرهم کردن, ...
Polish:wybiec, skrobnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):sair correndo, rabiscar, ...
Romanian:a pleca în grabă, a scrie repede, ...
Swedish:hasta iväg, slänga iväg, ...
Thai:รีบออกไป, เขียนลวก ๆ, ...
Turkish:koşmak, karalamak, ...
Vietnamese:vội vã rời đi, viết vội, ...

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