read off
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle off
Meanings
Read aloud from a list or screen
Why “off”? Words or impressions come off a source and reach other people.
“He read off the names.”
“She read off the scores from the screen.”
Don't confuse with
Read off means read aloud from a list or screen. Read out means read text aloud to people.
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read out
A contrast learners often mix up
Read text aloud to others
bite off
Same off pattern: release
Remove a piece of something by biting it; Take on more than you can handle ("bite off more than you can chew"); Speak sharply and curtly
come off
Same off pattern: release
Become detached from something; Happen successfully as planned; Stop taking a medicine or substance; Give a particular impression to others; Be withdrawn from sale or service
reel off
Same off pattern: release
Recite a long list quickly and easily from memory
show off
Same off pattern: release
Display something to impress others
sound off
Same off pattern: release
Express opinions loudly and at length, especially complaints
tell off
Same off pattern: release
Speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong
read about
Same base verb: read
Get information from a written source on a subject
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