get on and off

  • 21off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23off — /awf, of/, adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off. 2. so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off. 3. away from a place: to run off; to look off toward… …

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  • 24off — off1 W1S1 [ɔf US o:f] adv, prep, adj 1.) away from a place ▪ He got into his car and drove off. ▪ Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. ▪ Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation. ▪ Her husband was off… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25off — I UK [ɒf] / US [ɔf] / US [ɑf] adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. ♦ She took her coat off and hung it up. ♦ My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got …

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  • 26Off-road vehicle — ORV redirects here. For the Austrian cycling governing body, see Österreichischer Radsport Verband. Mercedes Benz Unimog in the Dunes of Erg Chebbi in Morocco. Note the high ground clearance due to Portal gear axles An off road vehicle is… …

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  • 27Off-site data protection — In computing, off site data protection, or vaulting, is the strategy of sending critical data out of the main location (off the main site) as part of a disaster recovery plan. Data is usually transported off site using removable storage media… …

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  • 28Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine — Infobox Single Name = Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Caption = Artist = James Brown from Album = A side = Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Pt. 1 B side = Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Pt. 2 Released = July 1970 Format …

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  • 29get — This word of many meanings has a primary one: to obtain, to come into possession of. It has numerous informal, idiomatic, or slangy meanings and appears in several hackneyed expressions. Among informal meanings of get and got (the past tense of… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 30off*/*/*/ — [ɒf] grammar word summary: Off can be: ■ an adverb: He waved and drove off. ■ a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. ■ an adjective: I m having an off day. 1) not on sth not on the top or surface of something, especially after being …

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