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off
Preposition
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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.
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If something is off it is not on.
She took the hat off his head.
Keep your feet off the desk, please.
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Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc.
As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her.
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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.
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If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school.
I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off.
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made smaller by a certain amount
They've taken 30% off the price.
We cut off a few pieces.
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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.
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If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before.
That article really put me off meat.
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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
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If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.
off
Verb
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If a person offs someone, they kill him or her.
I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.
season
Noun
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A season is a particular time of year with a particular kind of weather, usually spring, summer, fall, and winter, or rainy season and dry season.
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A season is a particular time of year when certain activities happen.
The theatrical season lasts from early autumn to late spring.
Taite was out for much of last season after injuring his ankle in the season opener.
The holiday shopping season, which begins in November, is always a busy time for the shops.
Ear infections most commonly occur in the winter cold and flu season.
The Ravens had sold all but 850 of their 57,000 season tickets for this season in Memorial Stadium.
Maine's hunting season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Your apple harvest season can stretch as long as three or four months.
She said this week traditionally is one of the busiest in the tourist season, when 100,000 visitors usually come here.
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A cycle or set of episodes of a television show.
Victoria justice wasn't on "Zoey 101", until the second season.
Season one of "glee" was better in my opinion.
The television show "glee" had only six seasons.
season
Verb
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If you season food, you add salt, or other spices to it.
Place meat in the bottom of a large oven-safe dish, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.
flowering
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noun
(= blossoming)
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
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noun
a developmental process
the flowering of antebellum culture
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adjective
having a flower or bloom
a flowering plant