drink off
drink off · drinks off · drank off · drunk off · drinking off
To drink the entirety of in a short periodTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
» Then he started drinking and went off the rails.
Dann begann er zu trinken und geriet auf die schiefe Bahn.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
1810, Nicolas Gouin Dufief, Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man, T. & G. Palmer, page 341, When you are thirsty, you drink off the whole cup at once.
Examples
1 sentencesThen he started drinking and went off the rails.
deDann begann er zu trinken und geriet auf die schiefe Bahn. — al_ex_an_der
Forms
drinks off, drinking off, drank off, drunk off| Base form | drink off · to drink off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drinks off |
| Present participle | drinking off |
| Past simple | drank off |
| Past participle | drunk off |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- drink inпити, випитиTo absorb (liquid).
- drink downвпускати, впуститиTo drink all of (something).
- drink upTo drink completely; to finish (one's drink).
- drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
- drink outTo finish a beverage; to empty a cup by drinking the contents.
- drink toTo raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).
- drink underTo drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.
Lessons 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