from off

preposition

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Meanings

preposition
  1. off from; off

    a live coal […] taken with the tongs from off the altar

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 6:6
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    Taking an envelope from an inner pocket of his ulster he began to wipe the blood from off the blade.

    1900, Richard Marsh, The Houseboat

    I thought that was some bloke from off the telly until I tapped his name into a search engine and found out that he was this amazing revolutionary who really rocked the beret and got a lot of stuff done.

    2015, Tamsyn Murray, Completely Cassidy – Star Reporter

    Synonyms: from off of

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APA

from off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20off

MLA

“from off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20off.

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