Give off meaning
Give off is a phrasal verb that means to produce a smell, heat, light or other substance.
- Past simple
- gave off
- Past participle
- given off
- -ing form
- giving off
What give off means
C1
To produce a smell, heat, light or other substance
The fire gave off a lot of smoke.
Similar phrasal verbs
With give: give back, give away, give in, give out, give up, give onto, give over, give something over to something/someone, give up on, give yourself over to.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does give off mean?
To produce a smell, heat, light or other substance.
What is the past tense of give off?
Gave off. The past participle is given off.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
