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missing off

missing off is the present participle and gerund of miss off.

Meaning of miss off

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
    Synonyms:
    exclude, miss out

Questions about missing off

What is missing off the present participle and gerund of?
Missing off is the present participle and gerund of miss off.

Words near missing off in the dictionary

  1. missing man formation
  2. missing man formations
  3. missing market
  4. missing markets
  5. missing middle
  6. missing off
  7. missing one's guess
  8. missing one's tip
  9. missing oneself
  10. missing out
  11. missing people

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