off
US /ɔf/
adverb, preposition Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please turn off the lights and lock the door when you leave.
Synonyms
- awaynot present; having left
- inactive(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Collocations
- Easy turn off computerto turn off computer, meaning to change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
- Medium twenty percent off regular retail pricesdescribing twenty percent off regular retail prices (the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one)
- Hard write off uncollectible debt balances from ledgersto compose or produce in written form regarding off uncollectible debt balances from ledgers
- Very Hard venture off the beaten track of conservative financeto venture off the beaten track of conservative finance, meaning to proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
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