"off and on" meaning in All languages combined

See off and on on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Audio: En-au-off and on.ogg
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  1. Alternative form of on and off Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: on and off Translations (intermittently): av og til (Norwegian), zrywami (Polish), уры́вками (urývkami) (Russian), till och från (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-off_and_on-en-adv-UIL0CBBk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'intermittently': 98 2
  2. (nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-off_and_on-en-adv-tt6h2Fab Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 40 60 Topics: nautical, transport
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