off and on
occasionally, sometimes, now and then, intermittently | ||||
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Off and on Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
off and on
Adverb
1. not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"
(synonym) on and off
Adverb
1. not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"
(synonym) on and off
off-and-on
Adjective
1. intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
(synonym) fitful, interrupted, off-and-on(a)
(similar) broken
| ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION |
off and on
occasionally He`s been seeing the woman off and on but I don`t think that their relationship is very serious.
occasionally He`s been seeing the woman off and on but I don`t think that their relationship is very serious.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
off and on
off and on
adv : not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn: on and off ]
off and on
adv : not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn: on and off ]
Off and on Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Off-and-on
When a ship is beating to windward, so the by one board she approaches towards the shore, and by the other stands out to sea, she's said to stands OFF-AND-ON shore.
When a ship is beating to windward, so the by one board she approaches towards the shore, and by the other stands out to sea, she's said to stands OFF-AND-ON shore.