pack off

verb

To send away, with belongings, for a long time.

“I was packed off to boarding school for three months and only saw my parents during the holidays.”

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Meanings

verbpack off (third-person singular simple present packs off, present participle packing off, simple past and past participle packed off)

present singular third person packs off · participle present packing off · participle past packed off · past packed off

  1. transitiveTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.

    I was packed off to boarding school for three months and only saw my parents during the holidays.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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