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miss off

miss off verb: to drop; leave off; omit.

Verb

miss off (third-person singular simple present misses off, present participle missing off, simple past and past participle missed off)

  1. (UK, transitive) To drop; leave off; omit.
    • The Chinese and Malays tend to miss off the 's' for plurals from words in English, making it sound quaint and unfinished.2012, Jill Stuart, Headhunt
    • I missed off the thing too about being a pretty good reader of human body language.2015, Gary Russell, Doctor Who: Big Bang Generation
    Synonyms:
    exclude, miss out

Synonyms of miss off

Antonyms

Forms of miss off

third-person singular presentmisses off
present participlemissing off
past participlemissed off
pastmissed off

Questions about miss off

What does miss off mean?
Miss off means to drop; leave off; omit.
What part of speech is miss off?
Miss off is a verb.
What is the past tense of miss off?
The past tense of miss off is missed off.

Words near miss off in the dictionary

  1. Miss Havisham-esque
  2. Miss Havishamesque
  3. Miss Havisham–esque
  4. Miss Lucy
  5. Miss Marple
  6. miss off
  7. miss one's guess
  8. miss one's tip
  9. miss oneself
  10. miss out
  11. Miss Piggies

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