pack off
pack off · packs off · packed off · packing off
To send away, with belongings, for a long timeTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.
» Tom packed his wife off to the country.
Том спровадил жену в деревню.
Meaning
1 sensesTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.
I was packed off to boarding school for three months and only saw my parents during the holidays.
Examples
1 sentencesTom packed his wife off to the country.
ruТом спровадил жену в деревню.
Forms
packs off, packing off, packed off, packed off| Base form | pack off · to pack off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | packs off |
| Present participle | packing off |
| Past simple | packed off |
| Past participle | packed off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pack upTo give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.
- pack offTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.
- pack outTo fill with spectators, passengers etc.
- pack onTo add (fat, muscle, etc.) so as to increase mass or bulk.
- pack inTo give up, to quit.
- pack awayTo store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.
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