cut off
To remove by cuttingTo remove by cutting.
» The water has been cut off.
Das Wasser ist abgestellt worden.
Воду перекрыли.
Воду отключили.
Водопостачання відключили.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To remove by cutting.
abschneiden
отреза́тьotrezátʹ, отре́затьotrézatʹ
remove by or as if by cutting
(transitive)To isolate or remove from contact.
abschneiden
отреза́тьotrezátʹ, отре́затьotrézatʹ, изоли́роватьizolírovatʹ
remove surgically
(transitive)To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
cease, stop
(transitive)To exclude (something) from the field of view.
Half of his head has been cut off by the edge of the photo.
(transitive)To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.
You're drunk, Jerry, I'm cutting you off.
cut off and stop
(transitive)To end abruptly.
My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.
abbrechen, unterbrechen, abgeschnitten werden
(transitive)To interrupt (someone speaking).
That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my thesis.
unterbrechen, jmdm. ins Wort fallen, jmdm. das Wort abschneiden
перебива́тьperebivátʹ, переби́тьperebítʹ, прерыва́тьpreryvátʹ
перебитиperebyty
(transitive)To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
schneiden
подреза́тьpodrezátʹ, подре́затьpodrézatʹ
(transitive)To move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
I ran to the house, but Sally is quicker and cut me off.
(Southern US, transitive)To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
Cut off the lamp so I can get some sleep.
ausschalten, löschen, ausmachen
отключитьotključitʹ
Examples
270 sentencesThe water has been cut off.
Водопостачання відключили.
ruВоду перекрыли.
deDas Wasser ist abgestellt worden.
Tom cut off all ties with Mary.
Том розірвав усі контакти з Мері.
ruТом разорвал все связи с Мэри.
Tom cut Mary off.
Том припинив фінансувати Мері.
ruТом перебил Мэри.
deTom schnitt Maria das Wort ab.
Tom cut me off.
Том мене перебив.
ruТом меня перебил.
deTom hat mich unterbrochen.
I usually cut the crust off bread.
Зазвичай я відрізаю скоринку хліба.
ruЯ обычно срезаю хлебную корку.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 5
Forms
cuts off, cutting off, cut off, cut offPhrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- cut upперебитиTo cut upward.
- cut offперебитиTo remove by cutting.
- cut outзрубати, зрубуватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, out. To sever from something larger, with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument.
- cut inвставити, вкластиTo intrude or interrupt.
- cut downзрубати, зрубуватиTo cut downward.
- cut backрізати, рубатиTo reduce the amount of (something).
- cut intoкопати, ритиSynonym of cut in (to include)
- cut throughпокрити, прикритиTo take a shortcut through.
More 7
- cut acrossпокрити, прикритиTo take a shortcut over or through (a place).
- cut roundхизуватися, кокетуватиTo show off; to be performative.
- cut onTo turn on (e.g. a light, a television, etc.).
- cut awayTo fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.
- cut alongTo depart for another place; make a move; set off.
- cut aboutTo go around (move from person to person).
- cut underTo undersell or undercut; to offer a product at a lower price than someone else.
Synonyms
14 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb