off-duty

off-du·ty

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf, of doo-tee, dyoo-]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈdu ti, ˈdyu-/
- /ɒf ˈdjuːti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of doo-tee, dyoo-]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈdu ti, ˈdyu-/

Definitions of off-duty word

adjective off-duty not engaged in the performance of one's usual work: an off-duty police officer. 1
adjective off-duty of, relating to, or during a period when a person is not at work. 1
adjective off-duty When someone such as a soldier or policeman is off-duty, they are not working. 0
noun off-duty not at work 0
adjective off-duty (of a soldier or police officer, etc) not working 0

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Origin of off-duty

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Off-duty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Off-duty

off-duty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.