dress off
For an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a sceneFor an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene.
» That dress shows off her figure to advantage.
Dieses Kleid bringt ihre Figur vorteilhaft zur Geltung. — Tamy
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1 sensesFor an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene.
Examples
12 sentencesThat dress shows off her figure to advantage.
deDieses Kleid bringt ihre Figur vorteilhaft zur Geltung. — Tamy
Sami got the dress off the manikin.
The force of the water tore the dress right off her body.
Jessica put on a tight dress to show off her perfect figure.
Mary slipped her dress off.
Forms
dresses off, dressing off, dressed off, dressed off| Base form | dress off · to dress off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dresses off |
| Present participle | dressing off |
| Past simple | dressed off |
| Past participle | dressed off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- dress upобертатися, прястиTo put on special or fancy clothes.
- dress outодягати, одягатисяTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
- dress downдорікати, докорятиTo scold.
- dress offFor an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene.
Lessons 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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.