Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give off

/ɡɪv ɒf/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English

Syllables: give off
IPA: /ɡɪv ɒf/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.

Transitive verb

verb

To fuss or whine.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"The substance was giving off smoke."
"I left because she gave off a sense of impatience with me."

Etymology

From give and off.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives off (present, singular) giving off (participle, present) gave off (past) given off (participle, past)

Synonyms

exhale emit give out

Questions

How do you pronounce give off?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɪv ɒf/.
What does give off mean?: To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
Where does give off come from?: From give and off.

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