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make off

make off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk awf, of]
    • /meɪk ɔf, ɒf/
    • /meɪk ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk awf, of]
    • /meɪk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of make off words

  • verb with object make off to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
  • verb with object make off to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
  • verb with object make off to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
  • verb with object make off to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
  • verb with object make off to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
  • verb with object make off to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
See all 82 definitions of make off

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Origin of make off

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen

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Parts of speech for Make off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make off

make off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

make off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for make off

verb make off

  • abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
  • bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • decamp — If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
All 20 Synonyms of make off

Antonyms for make off

verb make off

  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
All 2 Antonyms of make off

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