taper off

ta·per off

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tey-per awf, of]
- /ˈteɪ pər ɔf, ɒf/
- /ˈteɪ.pər ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tey-per awf, of]
- /ˈteɪ pər ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of taper off words

verb without object taper off to become smaller or thinner toward one end. 1
verb without object taper off to grow gradually lean. 1
verb with object taper off to make gradually smaller toward one end. 1
verb with object taper off to reduce gradually. 1
noun taper off gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object. 1
noun taper off gradual decrease of force, capacity, etc. 1

See all 11 definitions of taper off

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Origin of taper off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English: wax candle, Old English, variant of tapur, dissimilated variant of *papur paper

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Parts of speech for Taper off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Taper off

taper off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

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Synonyms for taper off

verb taper off

abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.

All 40 Synonyms of taper off