B2adverb · rare

offhand

offhand · more offhand · most offhand

без раздумий

spontan, unüberlegt, unbesonnen, schluderig

Right away, immediately, without thinking about itRight away, immediately, without thinking about it.

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US/ˌɔfˈhænd/

» I cannot answer your request offhand.

Meaning

2 senses

Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
schluderig, unüberlegt, spontan
In an abrupt or unfriendly manner.
in a casually inconsiderate manner

Examples

5 sentences

I cannot answer your request offhand.
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I can't remember the date offhand.
deAuf Anhieb fällt mir das Datum nicht ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The villagers were offhand with us.
ruСельчане были с нами грубы. — odexed
deDie Dorfbewohner waren uns gegenüber kurz angebunden. — Tamy
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I am unable to say anything offhand.
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Now don't get upset. It was just an offhand remark.
deNun reg dich nicht auf! Das habe ich doch nur so dahingesagt! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

without thinking about it:

Origin

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimat

From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to (and re-formed as) off- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.

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