WHAT DOES KICK OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of kick off in the English dictionary
The first definition of kick off in the dictionary is to start play in a game of football by kicking the ball from the centre of the field. Other definition of kick off is to commence a discussion, job, etc. Kick off is also a place kick from the centre of the field in a game of football.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KICK OFF
PRESENT
Present
I kick off
you kick off
he/she/it kicks off
we kick off
you kick off
they kick off
Present continuous
I am kicking off
you are kicking off
he/she/it is kicking off
we are kicking off
you are kicking off
they are kicking off
Present perfect
I have kicked off
you have kicked off
he/she/it has kicked off
we have kicked off
you have kicked off
they have kicked off
Present perfect continuous
I have been kicking off
you have been kicking off
he/she/it has been kicking off
we have been kicking off
you have been kicking off
they have been kicking 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 kicked off
you kicked off
he/she/it kicked off
we kicked off
you kicked off
they kicked off
Past continuous
I was kicking off
you were kicking off
he/she/it was kicking off
we were kicking off
you were kicking off
they were kicking off
Past perfect
I had kicked off
you had kicked off
he/she/it had kicked off
we had kicked off
you had kicked off
they had kicked off
Past perfect continuous
I had been kicking off
you had been kicking off
he/she/it had been kicking off
we had been kicking off
you had been kicking off
they had been kicking off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will kick off
you will kick off
he/she/it will kick off
we will kick off
you will kick off
they will kick off
Future continuous
I will be kicking off
you will be kicking off
he/she/it will be kicking off
we will be kicking off
you will be kicking off
they will be kicking off
Future perfect
I will have kicked off
you will have kicked off
he/she/it will have kicked off
we will have kicked off
you will have kicked off
they will have kicked off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been kicking off
you will have been kicking off
he/she/it will have been kicking off
we will have been kicking off
you will have been kicking off
they will have been kicking off
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would kick off
you would kick off
he/she/it would kick off
we would kick off
you would kick off
they would kick off
Conditional continuous
I would be kicking off
you would be kicking off
he/she/it would be kicking off
we would be kicking off
you would be kicking off
they would be kicking off
Conditional perfect
I would have kick off
you would have kick off
he/she/it would have kick off
we would have kick off
you would have kick off
they would have kick off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been kicking off
you would have been kicking off
he/she/it would have been kicking off
we would have been kicking off
you would have been kicking off
they would have been kicking off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you kick off
we let´s kick off
you kick off
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
kicked off
Present Participle
kicking 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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KICK OFF»
The term «kick off» is very widely used and occupies the
15.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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2 QUOTES WITH «KICK OFF»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
kick off.
We get on well and it won't be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleeping as he likes to kick off all the blankets and just have them up by his chest.
If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KICK OFF»
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When Tyra Fraser and her family move from sunny Florida to an Army base north of England, she hopes that joining the soccer team will help her fit in, but the team is terrible and the other girls won't listen to her advice. Original.
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Introduction to Project Management, Second Edition
Holding a good kick-off meeting is an excellent way to do this. A kick-off meeting
is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet
each other, review the goals of the project, and discuss future plans. The kick-off
...
Kick Off plays out over the course of a term at ill-fated Diddlebury Heights High
School. Not only is the school languishing miserably at the bottom of the football
league, but it has only one term left in order to prove ownership of the very land it
...
Andrew Fusek Peters, Polly Peters, 2007
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Kick Off Rugby Premiership 2005-06
GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP Kick Off 2005-06 is the essential guide to the world's
finest rugby league. Fascinating facts and figures combined with crucial
matchday knowledge, such as detailed maps and travel information, make Kick
Off an ...
Marc Fiszman, Mark Peters, Hilary Weale, 2005
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Kick Off Championship 2005-06
Marc Fiszman, Mark Peters. THE KICK OFF TEAM Available now at sidanpress.
com and all leading booksellers. talkSPORT KICKOFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2005-06
Publisher Simon Rosen Editors Marc Fiszman,. OUT NOW £6.99 MEET THE ...
Marc Fiszman, Mark Peters, 2005
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Kick Off League 1&2 2005-06
Marc Fiszman, Mark Peters. 86 Macclesfield Town Website www.mtfc.co.uk
Address Moss Rose Ground London Road Macclesfield Cheshire. F 0-0 K.
Townson A 7 Bristol R 2 06.05.06 4 1 - - N/A. Season Summary Position Played
Points Won ...
Marc Fiszman, Mark Peters, 2005
Inspired by the childhood of NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, Kickoff! is a story of teamwork, perseverance, and what it takes to be a champion.
Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber, 2008
Before the game there's a meeting of both captains and the referee where a coin
toss is made and the winning skipper chooses either to kick off or defend an end.
(If the captain decides to kick off at the start of the first half, the other team will do ...
Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, 2009
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Six Sigma+Lean Toolset: Executing Improvement Projects ...
Kick-Off. Meeting. – Achieve the active involvement and integration of team
members into the project. – Underline and specify the importance of the topic and
the project's significance for the company. – Every team member knows and ...
Astrid Schmitz, Stephan Lunau, Alexander John, 2008
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Vulnerability Assessment of Physical Protection Systems
Before starting the VA project, it is helpful to have kick-off meetings with the
project team and the customer. These meetings often can't be held because of
cost concerns, time limitations, or practicality. This step may not be necessary if
the VA ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KICK OFF»
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Street dance to kick off Youngstown Yacht Club's Can Am Challenge …
YOUNGSTOWN – Following a successful inaugural event last July, the Youngstown Yacht Club is gearing up for the Can Am Challenge ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
Raheem Sterling BOOED as Manchester City kick off pre-season …
Manchester City kicked off their pre-season tour to Australia with a win over Melbourne City - but it wasn't all good news for new signing ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
King's Super Cup: Mbabane Swallows Kaizer Chiefs - News - Kick Off
Kaizer Chiefs were knocked out of the King's Super Cup after losing 4-2 on penalties to Mbabane Swallows in Swaziland on Saturday morning. «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
O'Malley shows signs of life as Democrats kick off campaign in Iowa …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Might the Democrats have a competition on their hands for the 2016 presidential nomination? It looked that way for ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
King's Super Cup: Royal Leopards Orlando Pirates - News - Kick Off
Orlando Pirates followed Kaizer Chiefs out of the King's Super Cup as they lost 3-1 on penalties to Swazi champions Royal Leopards on ... «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
Thousands expected in Sioux City to kick off RAGBRAI
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Thousands of people were expected to gather in northwestern Iowa's Sioux City this weekend in preparation for an ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
Josep Maria Bartomeu wins Barcelona re-election - News - Kick Off
Josep Maria Bartomeu has easily won Barcelona's presidential election and will resume the role for the next six years. Bartomeu was the clear ... «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
Arsene Wenger coy on Theo Walcott contract talks - News - Kick Off
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could not reveal whether Theo Walcott will sign a new contract with the club following their Barclays Asia ... «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
Edinburgh Rugby to kick off PRO12 against Leinster - Edinburgh …
Edinburgh Rugby will kick off the Guinness PRO12 campaign with a reprise of the match that brought down the curtain on last season as ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
Banyana edge Kenya in Rio Olympic qualifier - News - Kick Off
Banyana Banyana managed a hard fought 1-0 win over the Harambe Starlets of Kenya in a 2016 Rio Olympic Games qualifier at Dobsonville ... «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
