Kilo Lingo

/ɒf/

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Translation

Away from a place or a surface, or not working.

Word origin

From Old English of, once the same word as of; the stressed form split away and became a separate word.

Origin
Old English
Root
of
English cognates
of

Examples

.

"Off" shows the coat coming away from your body.

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"Off" shows the cup leaving the surface it was on.

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Here "off" means with no power, the opposite of on.

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This word is part of lesson 3.