BUY (SOMEBODY) OFF

Meaning of BUY (SOMEBODY) OFF in English

buy somebody ↔ off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ buy )

to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you SYN bribe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUY — I. ˈbī verb ( bought ˈbȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; bought ; buying ; buys ) Etymology: Middle English byen (past …
Webster's New International 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
BUY — — buyable , adj. /buy/ , v. , bought, buying , n. v.t. 1. to acquire the possession of, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
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
BUY — I. ˈbī verb ( bought ˈbȯt ; buy·ing ) Etymology: Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Gothic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
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
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUY — [buy] vb bought ; buy.ing [ME byen, fr. OE bycgan; akin to Goth bugjan to buy] vt (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
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
BUY — / baɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bought , bought / bɔːt; NAmE /) WITH MONEY 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
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
BUY — I. buy 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bought /bɔːt $ bɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
BUY — v. & n. --v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1 tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
BUY — v. & n. v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1 tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
BUY — v. & n. --v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1. tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
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
BUY — ( buys, buying, bought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bargain buy ▪ This remains a bargain buy at £3.99. an impulse buy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUY — Synonyms and related words : abide by, accede, accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acclaim, acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquire, advantageous …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUY — INDEX: 1. to buy something 2. to buy a lot of something 3. to buy something for someone else 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
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
BUY — 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought 1) покупать; приобретать to buy on tick ≈ покупать в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
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
BUY — buy.ogg 1. baı n разг. покупка, сделка bad good buy - неудачная /плохая/ выгодная /удачная/ покупка 2. baı v (bought) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
BUY — buy гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought1) покупать; приобретать buy on tick — разг. покупать в кредит …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUY — 1. baı n разг. покупка, сделка bad good buy - неудачная /плохая/ выгодная /удачная/ покупка 2. baı v (bought) 1. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUY — 1. гл. ; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought 1) покупать; приобретать buy on tick — разг. покупать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody, someone Gram: somebody 2. сущ. 1) некто, некий человек Take the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to march off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BUY — 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought 1) покупать; приобретать buy on tick — разг. покупать в кредит 2) подкупать 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFF — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на удаление, отделение; I must be off - я должен уходить; off you go!, be off!, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BUY — 1. _v. _p. и _p-p. bought 1> покупать; приобретать - buy on tick 2> подкупать - buy back - buy …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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