give off

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to emit or discharge

   the mothballs gave off an acrid odour

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give off Idioms  

1. Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy, or This mixture gives off a very strange odor. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

A lantern on the table gave off enough light to see that it was set with a plate, and a knife and fork, and a basket of food.

From Literature

He feels fortunate that she “had been a good woman, so her body remained intact and she did not give off a smell of decay.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The scientists believe that the nodules give off enough electric charge to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.

From Barron's

She was shorter than him, and slight, but gave off the distinct impression that she could face down a train and win.

From Literature

Although both are abundant, neither dark matter nor dark energy gives off, absorbs, or reflects light, which makes direct observation extremely difficult.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• emanate
• emit
• exhale
• exude
• radiate