Play off meaning
Play off is a phrasal verb that means to play a deciding game that determines which team or side wins.
- Past simple
- played off
- Past participle
- played off
- -ing form
- playing off
What play off means
B2
To play a deciding game that determines which team or side wins
The two teams will play off for the final place.
Similar phrasal verbs
With play: play on, play around, play at, play with, play along, play around with, play back, play someone/something off against someone/something, play out, play up.
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 play off mean?
To play a deciding game that determines which team or side wins.
What is the past tense of play off?
Played off, which is also its past participle.
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.
