to mark off
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3.4
- phrasal verb
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delimitar
- Place buoys to mark off the area and place caution signs around the area stating the dangers of being close to the seaway/taxiway.
- mark off a boundary
He says into these species, animal is marked off by division.
- He says into these species, animal is marked off by division.
- They had like the parking spots marked off for valet, like you couldn't park there during the day or whatever.
- We have neurons, nerve cells in our eye, in our brain and in our body that are marking off the passage of time throughout the year.
Examples
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The reason we do that is because we're going to be marking off our X axis.
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Time isn't on the graph, but we could mark off times.
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A designated feeding area was established, and this area was marked off with signs and buoys (Figure 2).
Academic text (1998) -
I mark off my grid and dig in my hole as usual, scraping delicately, brushing.
Fiction book (2002) -
The teacher asked us to mark off the sections of our worksheets to organize our answers more clearly.
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Before painting the wall, he will mark off the area with tape to ensure clean lines.
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During the renovation, they marked off the sections of the floor that would be replaced.
Synonyms
192
1.0
Make a visible line, spot, or sign on a surface
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3.2
To draw the outer edge of something
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3.8
Set a clear limit on what is acceptable
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4.0
Show the edges of an area, for example with string or chalk
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7.9
To mark the border between two areas with a line or fence
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7.0
To draw the shape or edge of something clearly
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3.9
To show the line that separates two places
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7.0
To mark the edges of an area or idea
Set or mark the limits of an area like a project
To show the limits of something, for example an area or duties
To make a clear line between two areas or kinds of activity
To make part of a room private by closing a curtain
Antonyms
How Defined
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to draw lines or set boundaries' is directly derivable from combining 'mark' (to label or make a sign) with the particle 'off' which here signals separation or division; together they convey marking something as separate. This is a regular, compositional phrasal-verb pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Mark off The phrasal verb mark off comes from drawing a line or putting tape to mark an area and set it off from the rest. That's why it means 'to separate' or 'to set a boundary'.