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give off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. give offverb

    have as a by-product

    "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

  2. emit, give out, give offverb

    give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

    "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

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  1. give offverb

    To emit.

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  1. give off

    To emit, discharge, or radiate something such as light, heat, sound, smell, or an emotion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of give off in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of give off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of give off in a Sentence

  1. Ankit Panda:

    Liquid fuel missile engines exploding do not give off radiation, and we know that the Russians are working on some kind of nuclear propulsion for a cruise missile.

  2. Deborah Lawrence:

    Tropical forests are often talked about as the 'lungs of the earth,' but they're more like the sweat glands, they give off a lot of moisture, which helps keep the planet cool. That crucial function is lost – and even reversed – when forests are destroyed.

  3. President Tayyip Erdogan:

    They will hold the president accountable. Since they will ask the president about it, we have to give off the image of a president who is effective in monetary policies, this may make some uncomfortable. But we have to do it. Because it's those who rule the state who are accountable to the citizens.

  4. David Maxwell of the Foundation:

    It gives them options, north Korea would interpret that as, OK we can do a satellite launch. But North Korea would also depend on the conditions inside or North Korea. If Kim Jong Un feels Kim Jong has to prove Kim Jong to the military and give off the appearance Kim Jong is strong, Kim Jong Un may help Kim Jong. Because by Trump walking out, Chairman Kim appeared weak.

  5. Bob Hope:

    When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things -- not the great occasions -- that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.


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