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slacken off

slacken off verb: to slacken or lessen; to become less intense.

Verb

slacken off (third-person singular simple present slackens off, present participle slackening off, simple past and past participle slackened off)

  1. (intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense.
  2. (transitive) To do (something) less intensely.

Forms of slacken off

third-person singular presentslackens off
present participleslackening off
past participleslackened off
pastslackened off

Questions about slacken off

What does slacken off mean?
Slacken off means to slacken or lessen; to become less intense.
What part of speech is slacken off?
Slacken off is a verb.
What is the past tense of slacken off?
The past tense of slacken off is slackened off.

Words near slacken off in the dictionary

  1. slackcountry
  2. slacked
  3. slacked off
  4. slacked up
  5. slacken
  6. slacken off
  7. slackened
  8. slackened off
  9. slackener
  10. slackeners
  11. slackenest

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