Give off
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Definition
To emit something (smell, heat, light, etc.)
Example sentence
The candle gives off a nice scent.
Real video usage
Three clips showing this meaning in natural speech.
Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
give off a smell
give off an odor
give off heat
give off light
give off smoke
give off a strange scent
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The old heater gave off a lot of heat. ✅ (Correct)
The old heater gave a lot of heat off. ❌ (Incorrect)