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English verb: come off | |||
| 1. | come off (contact) come to be detached | ||
| Samples | His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery. | ||
| Synonyms | come away, detach | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blow off, chop off, cut off, fall off, lop off, unsolder | ||
| Antonyms | attach | ||
| 2. | come off (change) happen in a particular manner | ||
| Samples | How did your talk go over?. | ||
| Synonyms | go off, go over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 3. | come off (contact) break off (a piece from a whole) | ||
| Samples | Her tooth chipped. | ||
| Synonyms | break away, break off, chip, chip off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliate, flake, flake off, peel, peel off | ||
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