mark off

mɑrk ɔf

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Definition of mark off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

organization

indicate completion on a list

She marked off the tasks she finished.

check off

cross off

tick off

geometryseparate using a boundary line

We need to mark off the parking area.

bound

delineate

demarcate

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Expressions with mark

mark down

reduce the price of an item

The store decided to mark down all summer clothing by 30%..

mark out

set boundaries or limits for an area

They marked out the area for the new park.

mark up

annotate or add notes to a text

She used a highlighter to mark up important sections in the book..

leave a mark

to create a visible mark or stain

The coffee spill left a mark on the table.

make a mark

leave a visible impression on a surface

She used a pen to make a mark on the paper.

miss the mark

fail to hit the target

The arrow missed the mark completely.

Terms with mark off included in their meaning

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wild

adj.

accuracy

very inaccurate or far off the mark

stake out

boundaries

mark off limits using stakes

parenthesis

punctuation marks

one of the round brackets used to mark off text

buzzword bingo

meeting game

game where players mark off buzzwords during a meeting

Examples of mark off in a sentence

The teacher marked off the students who attended.
Let's mark off the area for the new garden.
They decided to mark off the boundaries of their property.

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French:cocher, délimiter, ...
German:abhaken, abgrenzen, ...
Italian:segnare, delimitare, ...
Spanish:tachar, delimitar, ...
Portuguese:assinalar, delimitar, ...
Chinese:划掉, 划定, ...
Japanese:チェックする, 区切る, ...
Arabic:وَضَعَ عَلَامَة, حَدَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַמֵּן, לְתַחֵם, ...
Russian:отмечать, отмечать границы, ...
Ukrainian:відмічати, відмежовувати, ...
Hindi:निशान लगाना, चिह्नित करना, ...
Bengali:টিক দেওয়া, সীমানা দিয়ে আলাদা করা, ...
Catalan:marcar, delimitar, ...
Czech:odškrtnout, vyznačit, ...
Danish:afkrydse, afmærke, ...
Dutch:markeren, afzetten, ...
Greek:τσεκάρω, οριοθετώ, ...
Hungarian:kipipálni, kijelölni, ...
Khmer:គូសសម្គាល់ថារួចរាល់, គូសបន្ទាត់កំណត់ព្រំដែន, ...
Korean:체크하다, 구분하다, ...
Persian:تیک زدن, علامت‌گذاری کرد, ...
Polish:oznaczyć, wyznaczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):marcar, delimitar, ...
Romanian:a bifa, a delimita, ...
Swedish:bocka av, markera av, ...
Thai:ทำเครื่องหมาย, กำหนดเขต, ...
Turkish:işaretlemek, belirlemek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh dấu, phân định, ...

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