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View synonyms for

give off

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to emit or discharge

    the mothballs gave off an acrid odour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy, or This mixture gives off a very strange odor. [Early 1800s]
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It does not give off the feel of a Scotland team who can just get the job done.

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I am not sure the social media aspect is giving off the right signals.

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Even the flowers in the garden gave off a scent that's meant to be beneficial - it was mind-blowing.

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The synopsis for “F1” gives off serious “Top Gun: Maverick” energy.

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His seemingly approachable masculinity is an amalgamation of characteristics chosen to give off an air of friendliness.

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