Definition
Definition of off of - Reverso English Dictionary
Preposition
1.
- She wiped the dust off of the shelf.
2.
- He earns money off of his investments.
Expressions with off of
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use something as the starting point for making or creating
The movie is based off of a true story.
shows movement away from a surface or place
The cat jumped from off of the windowsill.
Terms with off of included in their meaning
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physical action
the act of propelling oneself off the ground
physical action
the act of propelling oneself off the ground
event
act of calling off an event or arrangement
literal
initial act of flying or taking off
crime
strip of tape used to cordon off a crime scene
craft
act of cutting a small amount off something
cleaning
remove or carry off by the action of water
events
act of calling off an event
work benefit
period of paid time off work granted yearly
food
type of relatively hard, off-white or orange cheese originating from Cheddar, England
behavior
the act of showing off or flaunting something
smell
the act or process of giving off a bad smell
sever head
cut off the head of a person or animal
transportation
the process of a train coming off the tracks
surface change
the process of breaking off in thin pieces
behavior
the act of showing off in a very obvious way
transportation
activity of moving goods onto and off vehicles or equipment
work
employment benefit of days off each year with normal pay
physics
light that bounces off a surface instead of coming straight from a source
science
amount of energy given off during one event or reaction
music
off-pitch or out of tune
cutting
cut off the upper part of something
aviation
strip of land for planes to take off and land
cutting
cut off parts of something
Examples of off of in a sentence
The cat jumped off of the counter. She got the idea off of a TV show. The recipe was taken off of an old cookbook.
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- French:de, provenant de, ...
- German:vom, von, ...
- Italian:dallo, da, ...
- Spanish:de, ...
- Portuguese:de, ...
- Chinese:从......上拭去, 来自, ...
- Japanese:から, null, ...
- Arabic:عن, من, ...
- Hebrew:מִ, מִתּוֹךְ, ...
- Russian:с, на, ...
- Ukrainian:з, на, ...
- Hindi:से, ...
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