Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To leave a place quickly or briefly.

    I have to dash off to the store, but I'll be back soon.

    write quickly

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To write quickly or informally.

    Let me dash off a quick note.

    write down hastily

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom dashed off a note to Mary.

    ruТом наскоро набросал записку Мэри.

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  2. I dashed off the report.

    ruЯ набросал отчёт.

    deIch erledigte den Bericht ganz schnell.

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  3. He dashed off a note to her.

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  4. She dashed off a note to him.

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  5. Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes.

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Forms

dashes off, dashing off, dashed off, dashed off
Base formdash off · to dash off
3rd person singulardashes off
Present participledashing off
Past simpledashed off
Past participledashed off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydash off
he, she, itdashes off

Past simpleLesson

all personsdashed off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dashed off
he, she, ithas dashed off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dash off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
scribble off
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dartboarddashB2dashboarddashcamdataB2
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