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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go off at score en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, of a horse) To break suddenly into a gallop.
  2. (idiomatic) To suddenly say or do something impetuous.
    • Bremmil went off at score after the baby's death and the general discomfort that followed, and Mrs Hauksbee annexed him. She took no pleasure in hiding her captives. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Three and-an Extra”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 12:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going off at score Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goes off at score Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gone off at score Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went off at score Tense=Past lexicographic