come off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm awf, of]
- /kʌm ɔf, ɒf/
- /kʌm ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm awf, of]
- /kʌm ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of come off words

phrasal verb come off If something comes off, it is successful or effective. 3
phrasal verb come off If someone comes off worst in a contest or conflict, they are in the worst position after it. If they come off best, they are in the best position. 3
phrasal verb come off If you come off a drug or medicine, you stop taking it. 3
convention come off You say 'come off it' to someone to show them that you think what they are saying is untrue or wrong. 3
verb come off to fall (from), losing one's balance 3
verb come off to become detached or be capable of being detached 3

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Origin of come off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes

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Parts of speech for Come off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come off

come 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".

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Synonyms for come off

verb come off

pan out — a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc.
go off — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
go over — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
betide — to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))

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