| English Dictionary |
OFF-AND-ON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does off-and-on mean?
• OFF-AND-ON (adjective)
The adjective OFF-AND-ON has 1 sense:
1. intermittently stopping and starting
Familiarity information: OFF-AND-ON used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intermittently stopping and starting
Synonyms:
fitful; interrupted; off-and-on
Context example:
off-and-on static
Similar:
broken (not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The wish is father to the thought." (English proverb)
"Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." (William Congreve)
"He who got out of his home lessened his value." (Arabic proverb)
"Every little pot has a fitting lid." (Dutch proverb)
"Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." (William Congreve)
"He who got out of his home lessened his value." (Arabic proverb)
"Every little pot has a fitting lid." (Dutch proverb)