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packing off

packing off is the present participle and gerund of pack off.

Meaning of pack off

Verb

pack off (third-person singular simple present packs off, present participle packing off, simple past and past participle packed off)

  1. (transitive) To send away, with belongings, for a long time.
    • I was packed off to boarding school for three months and only saw my parents during the holidays.

Questions about packing off

What is packing off the present participle and gerund of?
Packing off is the present participle and gerund of pack off.

Words near packing off in the dictionary

  1. packing in
  2. packing needle
  3. packing needles
  4. packing noodle
  5. packing noodles
  6. packing off
  7. packing on
  8. packing one's bags
  9. packing out
  10. packing parka
  11. packing parkas

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