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staves off

staves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stave off.

Meaning of stave off

Verb

stave off (third-person singular simple present staves off, present participle staving off, simple past and past participle staved off or stove off)

  1. (idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
    • He drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office.

Questions about staves off

What is staves off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Staves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stave off.

Words near staves off in the dictionary

  1. Stavert
  2. Staverton
  3. staverwort
  4. staves
  5. staves in
  6. staves off
  7. stavesacre
  8. stavesacres
  9. Staveses
  10. stavesman
  11. stavesmen

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