"bring off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings off [present, singular, third-person], bringing off [participle, present], brought off [participle, past], brought off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> off}} bring off (third-person singular simple present brings off, present participle bringing off, simple past and past participle brought off)
  1. To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.
    Sense id: en-bring_off-en-verb-WxuDutPo
  2. To bring to orgasm.
    Sense id: en-bring_off-en-verb-7Mc6KQDw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 22 29 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 5 25 27 21 21
  3. (archaic) To rescue; to liberate. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bring_off-en-verb-tbzZfefp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 22 29 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 5 25 27 21 21
  4. To bring away from; to bring by boat from a ship, a wreck, the shore, etc.
    Sense id: en-bring_off-en-verb-ueXUk32p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 22 29 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 5 25 27 21 21
  5. (obsolete) To prove; to demonstrate; to show clearly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bring_off-en-verb-Q08LEom9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 25 22 29 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 5 25 27 21 21

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bring off meaning in English (3.1kB)

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