come off it

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of come off it words

verb without object come off it to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come off it to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
verb without object come off it to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
verb without object come off it to move into view; appear. 1
verb without object come off it to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
verb without object come off it to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1

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Origin of come off it

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 it

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come off it

come off it 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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