brush off
To disregard, to dismiss or ignore, as unimportantTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Examples
70 sentencesMeaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
abbügeln
отмести́otmestí, отмета́тьotmetátʹ
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, off. To remove something with a brush.
смести́smestí, смета́тьsmetátʹ
(dated)To depart with a sweeping motion; to rush away.
- bar from attention or consideration
Forms
brushes off, brushing off, brushed off, brushed offirregular
| Base form | brush off · to brush off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brushes off |
| Present participle | brushing off |
| Past simple | brushed off |
| Past participle | brushed off |
Tenses
brush off · brushed off · will brush off · have brushed offPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- brush offотмести, отметатьabbügelnignorarignorer, regarder de hautTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- brush upосвежать, освежитьTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.auffrischenTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.desempolvarTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.dérouillerTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.rispolverareTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.odświeżyćTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
- brush asideTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
- brush backTo throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
- brush outTo brush (someone's hair or an animal's fur) to remove tangles and give the hair a satisfactory texture.
- brush downTo straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
- brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
- brush overTo barely cover a topic; to skim through or lightly touch on (something).
Synonyms
7 synonyms- bar from attention or consideration:dismissdisregardbrush asidediscountpush asideignore
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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