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I don't know if I would be a good cop. As gruff as I come off, I take things very emotionally.
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Meaning of "come off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COME OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Come off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb come off in English.

WHAT DOES COME OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of come off in the English dictionary

The first definition of come off in the dictionary is to fall, losing one's balance. Other definition of come off is to become detached or be capable of being detached. Come off is also to be removed from.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COME OFF

PRESENT

Present
I come off
you come off
he/she/it comes off
we come off
you come off
they come off
Present continuous
I am coming off
you are coming off
he/she/it is coming off
we are coming off
you are coming off
they are coming off
Present perfect
I have come off
you have come off
he/she/it has come off
we have come off
you have come off
they have come off
Present perfect continuous
I have been coming off
you have been coming off
he/she/it has been coming off
we have been coming off
you have been coming off
they have been coming off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I came off
you came off
he/she/it came off
we came off
you came off
they came off
Past continuous
I was coming off
you were coming off
he/she/it was coming off
we were coming off
you were coming off
they were coming off
Past perfect
I had come off
you had come off
he/she/it had come off
we had come off
you had come off
they had come off
Past perfect continuous
I had been coming off
you had been coming off
he/she/it had been coming off
we had been coming off
you had been coming off
they had been coming off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will come off
you will come off
he/she/it will come off
we will come off
you will come off
they will come off
Future continuous
I will be coming off
you will be coming off
he/she/it will be coming off
we will be coming off
you will be coming off
they will be coming off
Future perfect
I will have come off
you will have come off
he/she/it will have come off
we will have come off
you will have come off
they will have come off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coming off
you will have been coming off
he/she/it will have been coming off
we will have been coming off
you will have been coming off
they will have been coming off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would come off
you would come off
he/she/it would come off
we would come off
you would come off
they would come off
Conditional continuous
I would be coming off
you would be coming off
he/she/it would be coming off
we would be coming off
you would be coming off
they would be coming off
Conditional perfect
I would have come off
you would have come off
he/she/it would have come off
we would have come off
you would have come off
they would have come off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coming off
you would have been coming off
he/she/it would have been coming off
we would have been coming off
you would have been coming off
they would have been coming off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you come off
we let´s come off
you come off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to come off
Past participle
come off
Present Participle
coming off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME OFF

come home to
come home to roost
come in
come into
come into one´s own
come into the open
come into the world
come it
come of
come off it!
come off second best
come off worst
come on
come on strong
come on to
come on!
come out
come out in the wash
come out of one´s shell
come over

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME OFF

cone off
give off
hive off
leave off
make off
measure off
on and off
race off
score off
see off
shake off
shove off
shuffle off
square off
stave off
strike off
take off
tee off
time off
worse off
write off

Synonyms and antonyms of come off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COME OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «come off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of come off

Translation of «come off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME OFF

Find out the translation of come off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desprenderse
570 millions of speakers

English

come off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उतर आया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تؤتي ثمارها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оторваться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sair
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se détacher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Datanglah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich lösen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外れる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벗겨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teka saka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốc lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வந்துவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या येतात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gelmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

venire fuori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puścić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відірватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se desprinde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βγει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lossna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come off

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME OFF»

The term «come off» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «come off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «come off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come off

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10 QUOTES WITH «COME OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come off.
1
Jack Abramoff
A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the Senate. So they'll pick the phone up and they'll call their buddy, the senator, their old buddies, and they'll say, 'Listen, I'm here at this law firm now. I can't lobby you, but my new partner, Jack, can lobby you.'
2
Reza Aslan
There's nothing more distasteful than an academic having to, like, trot out his credentials. You really come off as a jerk when you do that.
3
Adam Brody
I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.
4
Luke Bryan
I want my music to jump off the stage and out of the speakers. When we do 'Rain Is A Good Thing' paired back to back with 'Country Girl,' it just feels like the roof is fixin' to come off the place.
5
Damien Chazelle
As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.
6
Corey Clark
American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or nothing.
7
Bram Cohen
I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.
8
James Cosmo
I've come off horses and fought in medieval battles using axes, hammers and swords as well as fists. Getting your teeth knocked out is an occupational hazard.
9
Paula Creamer
Practice, work out, proper nutrition, lots of work on my short game. In golf, that's really where the strokes come off the scorecard.
10
Michael Cudlitz
I don't know if I would be a good cop. As gruff as I come off, I take things very emotionally.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME OFF»

Discover the use of come off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gloves Come Off
Have you ever wondered about the biker you see riding through town, the one suited up with black leather, or the one with the colorful patches on his vest?
Lisa Petrocelli, 2012
2
In Dire Straits: Keeping Spirit Alive When the Wheels Come Off
In Dire Straits is a healing memoir about the challenges of coping with and recovering from an incapacitating rheumatoid disease.
Jim Currie, 2011
3
Concierge Confidential: The Gloves Come Off---and the ...
In Concierge Confidential, Fazio reveals the behind-thescenes madness that goes into getting the rich and famous what they want, and shares some great insider knowledge on how to get access to the unattainable without making the concierge, ...
Michael Fazio, Michael Malice, 2011
4
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
2 = come it strong: Joe came on very strong last night about the war in Indochina; most of us felt embarrassed. come off gooff come off I. fall from smth. such as a bicycle, etc.: The horse refused at the first fence, and that's when I came off.
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
5
The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
He pulled and pulled, but the bowling ball did not come off. We didn't hear about the half-price sale until it was too late. I'm sorry. We tried everything, but she didn't pull through. Infinitive 1. come off p.v. When something comes off, it becomes ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
6
Come Off the Couch Daddy
Come Off the Couch Daddy, is a warm tale of a young girl spending time with her Dad through a variety of activities.
Phillip J Osztian, calibre (0.8.1) [http://calibre-ebook.com], 2012
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An English and Danish Dictionary ...
I si ' si" To come off, a' hymn' af. COMELINESS, SuLsmu/ibed, belva- content-ran, 3145. Trbfflcn, Hu1 All my hair comes Off, all geligbtd, jndigbtd. s-valer. mit baarfa /der af - COMELY, Adj. smart, &bage/13', coMFoRTLnss, Adj. trlfflela'r, 5:I This ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections ...
They shall have my torses ; but I '11 make them pay, I '11 sauce them : they have had my houses a week at command; I have tum'd away my other guests: they must come off;6 I '11 sauce them: Come. [Exeunt. 6 they must come off ;] To come  ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1809
9
The Plays of William Shakspeare: Merry wives of Windsor, ...
6 they must come off j] To come Off, is, to pay. lu this fense it is used by Maffioger in the Unnatural Combat, Act IV. sc. ii« where a wench, demanding money of the father to keep his bastard, fays: " Will you come off, strV Again, in Decker's Iff this  ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1799
10
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from ...
c.p., dating from the 1880s. Prob. a slight adaptation of the song, Will You Walk into My Parlor, Said the Spider to the Fly, pub'd at that time and sung by Kate Castleton. (W. .l. B.) See will you walk.... come off! Elliptical for the next, it arose, c.
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Face Of NAHSAG to Come Off on 31st July
As part of activities lined up for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of The National Health Students Association of Ghana (NAHSAG) its maiden ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Time for the gloves to come off
The Hydra-headed monster that is Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) has retaken the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa from which it was driven out ... «Saudi Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Jacoby Ellsbury to come off DL and play Wednesday
The Yankees plan to activate Jacoby Ellsbury from the disabled list Wednesday, restoring the 1-2 punch atop their lineup, the team announced ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
Cashman: Jacoby Ellsbury expected to come off DL on Wednesday
Ellsbury was scratched from a rehab game Monday for Class A Tampa due to poor field conditions. He did participate in a simulated game ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Nocturne: Fun Acrobatics, But The Theatre Doesn't Quite Come Off
When a black cat crosses your path, it's usually a sign of good luck, bad luck or that it was just on its way somewhere. For Nocturne, the Black ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
6
Should Patrick Beverley come off the bench?
The Houston Rockets re-signed Patrick Beverley to a four-year, $25 million contract, keeping the feisty point guard around for the foreseeable ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
7
VIDEO - Dominik Nerz's handlebars come off in his hand
Look mum, no hands! Or handlebars, for that matter. Dominik Nerz completed the Utrecht timetrial anyway. The Tour de France is the biggest ... «Eurosport.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Record View: Abellio has come off the tracks weeks after taking …
Record View: Abellio has come off the tracks weeks after taking control of Scotland's creaking railways. 09:19, 4 July 2015. Opinion; by RecordView ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Report: Rays 1B James Loney likely to come off DL on Friday
Report: Rays 1B James Loney likely to come off DL on Friday. June 30, 2015 9:31 pm. Rays' James Loney goes 1 for 4 in rehab game Tuesday. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
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Braves 1B Freeman not ready to come off DL
It won't happen, though, on Friday, when he is first eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list. “I think it's going to be a little longer. Not quite ... «Lyndy's Sports Annuals, Jul 15»

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