English
Category:English idioms
Verb
en-verb|inf=to put off|puts off|putting off|put off
- To procrastinate (against)
#: Don't put off your homework until the last minute.
- to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
#: The storm put off the game by a week.
- to offend, repulse, or frighten
#: Almost drowning put him off swimming.
Usage notes
The object in all senses can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it MUST come before the particle.
Category:English phrasal verbsCategory:English simple past formsCategory:English past participles
Adjective
en-adj|pos=put off
- offended, repulsed
#: The guest was put off by an odor.
#daunted or fazed
#: All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.
fr:put off
io:put off
it:put off
ja:put off
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