Synonyms

branch off

Idioms

Diverge, subdivide, as in It's the house on the left, just after the road branches off, or English and Dutch branched off from an older parent language, West Germanic. This term alludes to a tree's growth pattern, in which branches grow in separate directions from the main trunk. [Second half of 1800s] Also see branch out.

Example Sentences

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Cactus species whose flowers changed shape most rapidly were also far more likely to branch off into new species.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

She was with two friends at the time, who tried unsuccessfully to lift the branch off her.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

They’d branch off this larger pipe with a 1/2-inch pipe to each fixture.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

If you were a TV actor, you didn't branch off and do film.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

Smaller tunnels branch off the main chamber, like a massive glowing version of Lita’s fire ant colony sculpture.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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