straight off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [streyt awf, of]
- /streɪt ɔf, ɒf/
- /streɪt ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyt awf, of]
- /streɪt ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of straight off words

adjective straight off without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 1
adjective straight off exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table. 1
adjective straight off (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point. 1
adjective straight off evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders. 1
adjective straight off without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking. 1
adjective straight off honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons. 1

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Origin of straight off

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

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Parts of speech for Straight off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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straight off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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 straight off

adv straight off

at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
contiguously — touching; in contact.
directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
hereupon — upon or on this.

adverb straight off

instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.

All 9 Synonyms of straight off