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off-and-on

off-and-on
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awf, of and on, awn]
    • /ɔf, ɒf ænd ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awf, of and on, awn]
    • /ɔf, ɒf ænd ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of off-and-on word

  • adverb off-and-on so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off. 1
  • adverb off-and-on so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off. 1
  • adverb off-and-on away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the west. 1
  • adverb off-and-on away from a path, course, etc.; aside: This road branches off to Grove City. 1
  • adverb off-and-on so as to be away or on one's way: to start off early; to cast off. 1
  • adverb off-and-on away from what is considered normal, regular, standard, or the like: to go off on a tangent. 1

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Parts of speech for Off-and-on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

off-and-on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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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