off-beat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf, of beet]
- /ɔf, ɒf bit/
- /ɒf biːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of beet]
- /ɔf, ɒf bit/

Definitions of off-beat word

verb with object off-beat to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 1
verb with object off-beat to dash against: rain beating the trees. 1
verb with object off-beat to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. 1
verb with object off-beat to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. 1
verb with object off-beat to stir vigorously: Beat the egg whites well. 1
verb with object off-beat to break, forge, or make by blows: to beat their swords into plowshares. 1

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Origin of off-beat

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beten, Old English bēatan; cognate with Old Norse bauta, Middle Low German bōten, Old High German bōzzan; akin to MIr búalaim I hit, Latin fūstis a stick < *bheud-

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Parts of speech for Off-beat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Off-beat

off-beat 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".