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monthly Adverb

— If something is monthly, then it happens or comes once in a month. This magazine is monthly.

monthly Noun

— A monthly is a magazine that is published every month.

mean Verb

— A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something. Slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.

mean Adjective

— When you are a mean person, you are not nice. The boys who hit you were very mean.

mean Noun

— The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list. The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.

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run Verb

— To function (said of a machine). The car runs well. — To flee. He ran from the cops. — If you run a place, you manage it. He ran the hotel together with his beloved wife. — . He had run all the way from Dallas.

run Noun

— A trip made by a runner; compare to walk. I’m going for a run. — A run in baseball is when a batter safely touches home plate. — A run in cricket is scored when the batsmen run between the two wickets. — An unbroken course of performances or showings. The musical had a long run on Broadway.

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off Preposition

— Away from somewhere or some time. I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school. There's a nice restaurant just off the main road. Bye, I'll be off now. He was standing about 50m off. Your birthday's only a few days off now. — If something is off it is not on. She took the hat off his head. Keep your feet off the desk, please. — Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc. As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her. — If something that uses energy is off, it is not working. It was dark in the room because the light was off. He turned the TV off and went to bed. — If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school. I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off. — made smaller by a certain amount They've taken 30% off the price. We cut off a few pieces. — If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen. Tonight's game is off because of the rain. They've called off the meeting. — If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before. That article really put me off meat. — If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more. He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.

off Adjective

— If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.

off Verb

— If a person offs someone, they kill him or her. I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.

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