phrasal verb · neutral
give off
UK/ɡɪv ɒf/US/ɡɪv ɔːf/give·OFF
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to emit (a smell, light, heat, etc.)
Examples
“The old fridge was giving off a strange smell.”
“That lamp gives off a warm, soft light.”
“The chemistry experiment gave off toxic fumes, so we evacuated the lab.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the experiment the apparatus gave off faint traces of gas, which we immediately ventilated.”
Collocations
- give off a smell / give off heat / give off light
Word family
give off vgave off v (past)giving off v-ing
Common mistakes
The plant gave out a terrible smell.→The plant gave off a terrible smell.
This perfume gives out nice smell.→This perfume gives off a nice smell.
Say it for a higher band
5smell→6emit→7+give off
Synonyms
emit
release
Easily confused
emit
“Factories emit large quantities of carbon dioxide.”
give out
“The battery gave out after two hours.”
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