OFF (OR WIDE OF) THE MARK

Meaning of OFF (OR WIDE OF) THE MARK in English

off ( or wide of) the mark

incorrect or inaccurate.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDE — I. ˈwīd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wid, wide, from Old English wīd; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARK — I. ˈmärk, ˈmȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc; akin to Old High German marha …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDE — (superl.) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to …
Английский словарь Webster
WIDE — ( superl. ) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDE — — wideness , n. /wuyd/ , adj., wider, widest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARK — mark 1 /mahrk/ , n. 1. a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDE — I. ˈwīd adjective ( wider ; wid·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīd; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARK — I. ˈmärk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc boundary, march, sign; akin to Old High German marha boundary, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDE — superl remote; distant; far. 2. wide ·noun that which is wide; wide space; width; extent. 3. wide ·noun that which …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
MARK — noun attention, regard, or respect. 2. mark ·noun badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. 3. mark ·noun …
Webster English vocab
WIDE — [wide] adj wider ; wid.est [ME, fr. OE wid; akin to OHG wit wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIDE — / waɪd; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( wider , wid·est ) FROM ONE SIDE TO …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — / mɑːk; NAmE mɑːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb WRITE / DRAW 1. mark A (with B) | mark B …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDE — I. wide 1 S1 W1 /waɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ wide , ↑ widely ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARK — I. Deutsch ‧ mark /ˈdɔɪtʃmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/ BrE AmE ( also mark ) noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARK — n. & v. --n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARK — n. & v. n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIDE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. …
Oxford English vocab
-WIDE — -wide combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something exists or happens throughout the place or area that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDE — ( wider, widest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — ( marks, marking, marked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mark …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/broad/wide smile (= when you are very happy ) ▪ She had a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony marks sth ▪ a ceremony marking the beginning of adulthood a distinct/marked/conspicuous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDE — [adverb] -r, -stThey moved the goal posts wider apart (= so that there was a larger distance between them).His eyes …
Cambridge English vocab
WIDE — Synonyms and related words : aberrant, abroad, abstract, accented, adrift, advanced, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, alveolar, amiss, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIDE — INDEX: 1. a long distance from one side to another 2. how wide something is 3. to become wider 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
MARK — INDEX: 1. a mark on something that spoils its appearance 2. to make a mark 3. a mark on someone’s …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIDE — n. 25B6; adjective a wide river : BROAD, extensive, spacious, vast, spread out. their mouths were wide with shock : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIDE — adj. 1 spacious, roomy, ample, extensive, broad The road is wide enough for two cars to pass If the book …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIDE — 1. прил. 1) широкий, обширный Syn : vast, spacious, broad 2) имеющий определенную ширину 3) широко раскрытый (напр., о глазах) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARK — I сущ. 1) марка (денежная единица Германии) 2) марка (старинная английская монета) II 1. сущ. 1) знак; метка mark of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDE — wide.ogg 1. waıd n 1. поэт. простор, ширь 2. (the wide) сл. весь мир done /whacked/ to the wide - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARK — mark.ogg _I 1. mɑ:k n 1. 1> знак punctuation marks - знаки препинания exclamation mark - а) восклицательный знак; б) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARK — 1) знак; метка; отметка || размечать; отмечать 2) штрих ( шкалы ) 3) марка; клеймо; штамп; штемпель; маркировка || маркировать; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MARK — 1) знак; метка; отметка || размечать; отмечать 2) штрих (шкалы) 3) марка; клеймо; штамп; штемпель; маркировка || маркировать; клеймить; штемпелевать 4) вчт. метка, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WIDE — 1) повсюду 2) просторный 3) широка 4) широкий 5) широко • arithmetic in the wide sense — арифметика в широком смысле between very wide limits — в …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MARK — 1) балловый 2) балльный 3) замаркировать 4) замета 5) заруб 6) зарубина 7) засечка 8) знак 9) значок 10) клеймить 11) марка 12) маркировать 13) метить 14) метка 15) мишень 16) наметка 17) наметочный 18) обозначение 19) отметина 20) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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