Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

post off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: post off
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send away through the postal service; to mail.

verb

To put off; to delay.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"A second vse hence we should make, is for reproofe of many, who post off the time of the Lords offer, till age, sicknes, death: of these there are specially two sorts."
"[…] let me inferr further, that this late repentance must needs be very dangerous, when as repentance at the best, withall advantages of life, is a worke of the greatest difficulty; why then should we post off that to the last minute, for which all our life is to little?"
"Why did I, venturously, post off so great a business?"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

posts off (present, singular) posting off (participle, present) posted off (participle, past) posted off (past)

Questions

What does post off mean?: To send away through the postal service; to mail.

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