off pat

ɑːf pæt

Definition

Definition of off pat - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

automatic

Dated

without needing to think

Dated

He answered the question off pat as if he knew it beforehand.

automatically

by heart

performance

Dated

performed with ease and precision

Dated

She recited the poem off pat.

flawlessly

smoothly

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Expressions with pat

down pat

adj.

learned so well it can be done or explained perfectly

She has her lines down pat for the play.

pat on the head

gentle touch on someone's head to show affection or approval

She gave her dog a pat on the head.

too pat

adj.

overly simple or smooth, seeming fake or rehearsed

His excuse sounded too pat to be true.

have down pat

know or do something perfectly after practice

She has her speech down pat.

pat answer

quick and simple reply

He gave a pat answer to the complex question.

pat down

search someone by tapping their body lightly

The officer had to pat down every attendee at the concert..

Examples of off pat in a sentence

He delivered his speech off pat, impressing everyone.
He delivered his speech off pat, impressing the audience.
The actor performed his lines off pat during rehearsal.

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French:sans réfléchir, par cœur, ...
German:ohne nachzudenken, auswendig, ...
Italian:a memoria, con disinvoltura, ...
Spanish:sin pensar, con precisión, ...
Portuguese:de cor, de cor e salteado, ...
Chinese:不假思索, 熟练地, ...
Japanese:すぐに, 完璧に, ...
Arabic:عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبٍ, بِطَلاقَةٍ وَدِقَّة, ...
Hebrew:עַל אוֹטוֹמָט, מֵהַמִּשְׁנָן, ...
Russian:на автомате, наизусть, ...
Ukrainian:автоматично, на зубок, ...
Hindi:तुरंत, आसानी से, ...
Bengali:স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে, সহজে এবং নিখুঁতভাবে, ...
Catalan:automàticament, de memòria, ...
Czech:zpaměti, plynule, ...
Danish:automatisk, flydende, ...
Dutch:automatisch, uit het hoofd, ...
Greek:αυτόματα, με άνεση, ...
Hungarian:kapásból, kívülről, ...
Khmer:ដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, យ៉ាងស្ទាត់ជំនាញ, ...
Korean:자동으로, 척척, ...
Persian:خودکار, با سهولت و دقت, ...
Polish:automatycznie, bezbłędnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):de cor, com facilidade, ...
Romanian:automat, fără greș, ...
Swedish:automatiskt, felfritt, ...
Thai:อัตโนมัติ, อย่างคล่องแคล่ว, ...
Turkish:düşünmeden, ezbere, ...
Vietnamese:tự động, một cách trôi chảy, ...

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