light off in English

Forms: lights off [present, singular, third-person], lighting off [participle, present], lit off [participle, past], lit off [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|light<,,lit> off}} light off (third-person singular simple present lights off, present participle lighting off, simple past and past participle lit off)

Inflected forms

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        "To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on."
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        "(transitive) To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on."
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      "glosses": [
        "To ignite properly and begin functioning."
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        "(intransitive, of a boiler) To ignite properly and begin functioning."
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        "To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on."
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        "To ignite properly and begin functioning."
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"light off" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms