Kick off
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Definition
To begin an event, season, or activity
Example sentence
The festival kicks off on Friday with a free concert.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: kick off + event / season (noun) / with (activity)
kick off the season
kick off a campaign
kick off with a party
kick off at (time)
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The company kicked off the campaign with a big party. ✅ (Correct)
The company kicked the campaign off with a big party. ✅ (Correct)