"off-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English of-, from Old English of-, æf- (“off, away, down, un-”), from Proto-Germanic *aba- (“off, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”). Cognate with Dutch af- (“off, away, down”), German ab- (“off, from, down”), Latin ab- (“from, of”), Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away from, without”). Doublet of apo- and ab-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|of-}} Middle English of-, {{inh|en|ang|of-}} Old English of-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aba-|t=off, away}} Proto-Germanic *aba- (“off, away”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*apo-|t=off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”), {{cog|nl|af-||off, away, down}} Dutch af- (“off, away, down”), {{cog|de|ab-||off, from, down}} German ab- (“off, from, down”), {{cog|la|ab-||from, of}} Latin ab- (“from, of”), {{cog|grc|ἀπο-||away from, without}} Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away from, without”), {{doublet|en|apo-|ab-}} Doublet of apo- and ab- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} off-, {{en-prefix}} off-
  1. Away from; off. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (away from): out-, ab-, apo-, de-, away, off Derived forms: off-limb
    Sense id: en-off--en-prefix-QjfRXmXS Disambiguation of 'away from': 96 4
  2. (of a colour) not quite; almost Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-off--en-prefix-i2rNK1Yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
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    {
      "sense": "away from",
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