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doff
(dôf, dŏf)tr.v. doffed, doff·ing, doffs
1. To take off; remove: doff one's clothes.
2. To tip or remove (one's hat) in salutation.
3. To put aside; discard.
[Middle English doffen, from don off, to do off : don, to do; see do1 + off, off; see off.]
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doff
(dɒf)vb (tr)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to remove (clothing)
[Old English dōn of; see do1, off; compare don1]
ˈdoffer n
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doff
(dɒf, dɔf)v.t.
1. to remove or take off, as clothing.
2. to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting.
3. to throw off; get rid of.
[1300–50; Middle English, contraction of do off; compare don 1]
doff′er, n.
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doff
Past participle: doffed
Gerund: doffing
| Imperative |
|---|
| doff |
| doff |
| Present |
|---|
| I doff |
| you doff |
| he/she/it doffs |
| we doff |
| you doff |
| they doff |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I doffed |
| you doffed |
| he/she/it doffed |
| we doffed |
| you doffed |
| they doffed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am doffing |
| you are doffing |
| he/she/it is doffing |
| we are doffing |
| you are doffing |
| they are doffing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have doffed |
| you have doffed |
| he/she/it has doffed |
| we have doffed |
| you have doffed |
| they have doffed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was doffing |
| you were doffing |
| he/she/it was doffing |
| we were doffing |
| you were doffing |
| they were doffing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had doffed |
| you had doffed |
| he/she/it had doffed |
| we had doffed |
| you had doffed |
| they had doffed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will doff |
| you will doff |
| he/she/it will doff |
| we will doff |
| you will doff |
| they will doff |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have doffed |
| you will have doffed |
| he/she/it will have doffed |
| we will have doffed |
| you will have doffed |
| they will have doffed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be doffing |
| you will be doffing |
| he/she/it will be doffing |
| we will be doffing |
| you will be doffing |
| they will be doffing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been doffing |
| you have been doffing |
| he/she/it has been doffing |
| we have been doffing |
| you have been doffing |
| they have been doffing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been doffing |
| you will have been doffing |
| he/she/it will have been doffing |
| we will have been doffing |
| you will have been doffing |
| they will have been doffing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been doffing |
| you had been doffing |
| he/she/it had been doffing |
| we had been doffing |
| you had been doffing |
| they had been doffing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would doff |
| you would doff |
| he/she/it would doff |
| we would doff |
| you would doff |
| they would doff |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have doffed |
| you would have doffed |
| he/she/it would have doffed |
| we would have doffed |
| you would have doffed |
| they would have doffed |
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Verb 1. doff - remove; "He doffed his hat"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
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[dɒf] vt (old) (hat, coat) → togliereto doff one's hat to sb → levarsi il cappello davanti a qn
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