Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)To fill or refill (a drink etc.) so that the container is completely full.

    The waitress topped off my coffee every few minutes.

    auffüllen, nachfüllen, nachschenken

    дозаряжатьdozarjažatʹ, дозаправлятьdozapravljatʹ

    дозаряджа́тиdozarjadžáty, дозапра́витиdozaprávyty, заправля́тиzapravljáty

  2. To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).

    Near-synonyms: finish off, polish

    The banquet was topped off with coffee and chocolate.

    abrunden, vollenden, krönen

    заверша́тьzaveršátʹ, увенчиватьuvenčivatʹ

    заве́ршуватиzavéršuvaty

More definitions
  • fill to the point of almost overflowing
  • finish up or conclude

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Take this knife and cut the top off.

    deNimm das Messer und schneide die Spitze ab.

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  2. Tom poured Mary a cup of coffee and topped off his own.

    ruТом налил кофе в чашку Мэри и долил в свою.

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  3. Tom cut the top off the box.

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  4. Tom tore the top off the box.

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  5. She wore a crop top to show off her belly button piercing.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
(US) to fill or refill the container:
to complete, to put the finishing touch to (something):
Русский
By meaning 2
(US) to fill or refill the container:
to complete, to put the finishing touch to (something):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(US) to fill or refill the container:
to complete, to put the finishing touch to (something):

Forms

tops off, topping off, topped off, topped off
Base formtop off · to top off
3rd person singulartops off
Present participletopping off
Past simpletopped off
Past participletopped off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytop off
he, she, ittops off

Past simpleLesson

all personstopped off

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill top off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • finish up or conclude:top

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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