--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 description: The 453 words of the English dictionary under O, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / O # O — The English dictionary · page 5 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A sea animal with a soft, round body and eight long arms covered in suckers.[↗](../../octopus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An octopus has eight arms.[↗](../../octopus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The octopus squirted ink and swam away.[↗](../../octopus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Octopuses can change colour to hide.[↗](../../octopus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an octopus at the aquarium.[↗](../../octopus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An octopus has three hearts.[↗](../../octopus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The octopus squeezed through a tiny hole.[↗](../../octopus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Octo means eight, so an octopus has eight arms and an octagon has eight sides.[↗](../../octopus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **odd** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An odd number cannot be split into two equal whole groups, like 1, 3, 5 or 7.[↗](../../odd/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Odd also means strange or unusual.[↗](../../odd/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Odd means not part of a pair or set: an odd sock.[↗](../../odd/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Odd can mean «a few, now and then»: odd jobs, the odd sweet.[↗](../../odd/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Odd one out» is the one that does not belong.[↗](../../odd/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Is 7 an odd number?[↗](../../odd/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · List the odd numbers between 10 and 20.[↗](../../odd/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He has an odd number of socks.[↗](../../odd/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the odd one out.[↗](../../odd/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The houses with odd numbers are on the left side of the street.[↗](../../odd/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an odd smell in the kitchen.[↗](../../odd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I have one odd sock without its pair.[↗](../../odd/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He does odd jobs to earn pocket money.[↗](../../odd/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · That's odd, the door was locked a minute ago.[↗](../../odd/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But odd numbers are sometimes considered unlucky.[↗](../../odd/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **oddball** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way.[↗](../../oddball/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, adjective) Strange or unusual: an oddball idea.[↗](../../oddball/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle is a bit of an oddball, but he is great fun.[↗](../../oddball/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had an oddball idea to paint the shed purple.[↗](../../oddball/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is about a group of oddballs who become friends.[↗](../../oddball/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't call him an oddball; everyone is different.[↗](../../oddball/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's an oddball little shop full of old toys.[↗](../../oddball/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The class oddball turned out to be brilliant at chess.[↗](../../oddball/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **oddity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A strange or unusual person, thing or event.[↗](../../oddity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being strange or unusual (uncountable).[↗](../../oddity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The platypus is an oddity: a mammal that lays eggs.[↗](../../oddity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sold oddities like two-headed toy dragons.[↗](../../oddity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an oddity that the clock ran backwards.[↗](../../oddity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Among the plain houses, the purple one was an oddity.[↗](../../oddity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In a class of football fans, the boy who loved opera was an oddity.[↗](../../oddity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The oddity of the noise made us look around.[↗](../../oddity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum's cabinet of oddities was my favourite room.[↗](../../oddity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **oddly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Oddly means in a strange or unusual way.[↗](../../oddly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Oddly (enough) means surprisingly.[↗](../../oddly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The house was oddly quiet.[↗](../../oddly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Oddly enough, the cat liked the rain.[↗](../../oddly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was dressed oddly for a wedding.[↗](../../oddly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was oddly shaped but tasted great.[↗](../../oddly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Oddly, nobody saw the thief.[↗](../../oddly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She behaved oddly all day.[↗](../../oddly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Oddly enough, every baby had upon its throat a tiny pink rose.[↗](../../oddly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ode** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A poem that praises or speaks to someone or something, often in a grand, serious style.[↗](../../ode/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (playful) Anything made to celebrate something: «an ode to pizza».[↗](../../ode/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poet wrote an ode to the sea.[↗](../../ode/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We read Keats's «Ode to a Nightingale» in class.[↗](../../ode/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class wrote funny odes to chocolate.[↗](../../ode/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ode to Joy» is played at big European events.[↗](../../ode/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The song is an ode to summer holidays.[↗](../../ode/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write an ode that praises your favourite place.[↗](../../ode/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **odious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Odious means very unpleasant, hateful, so that people cannot bear it.[↗](../../odious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Odious describes a person who is spiteful and unkind.[↗](../../odious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The odious stepsisters laughed at Cinderella.[↗](../../odious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His rude remarks were odious.[↗](../../odious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen's odious plan hurt many people.[↗](../../odious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.[↗](../../odious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.30.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../odious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also had made himself odious with the Philistines.[↗](../../odious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../odious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **odor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An odor is a smell, especially a strong or pleasant one.[↗](../../odor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An odor can be a bad smell that hangs in the air.[↗](../../odor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The odor of fresh bread filled the kitchen.[↗](../../odor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He sniffed the savoury odor from the pot.[↗](../../odor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A bad odor came from the bins.[↗](../../odor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **odorous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Odorous means having a smell, usually a pleasant or strong one.[↗](../../odorous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Odorous describes something sweet-smelling, like flowers.[↗](../../odorous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The garden was odorous with roses.[↗](../../odorous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The odorous herbs hung in the kitchen.[↗](../../odorous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was as white and odorous as the blossom.[↗](../../odorous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **odour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An odour is a smell, often an unpleasant one.[↗](../../odour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a strange odour came from the bin".[↗](../../odour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Body odour (BO) is the bad smell of sweat on someone's body.[↗](../../odour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A nasty odour came from the old fridge.[↗](../../odour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash with soap to stop body odour.[↗](../../odour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Carbon dioxide is a gas with no odour.[↗](../../odour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Natural gas is given a strong odour so that people notice leaks.[↗](../../odour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The odour of fresh bread filled the kitchen.[↗](../../odour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The skunk sprayed a horrible odour.[↗](../../odour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The blooming lychnis exhaled sweet odours.[↗](../../odour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.[↗](../../odour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.26.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../odour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odours unto him.[↗](../../odour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.2.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../odour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **odourless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Odourless means having no smell at all.[↗](../../odourless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) An odourless gas or liquid cannot be noticed by your nose.[↗](../../odourless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pure water is colourless and odourless.[↗](../../odourless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carbon monoxide is an odourless gas, so homes need alarms.[↗](../../odourless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Oxygen is odourless and invisible.[↗](../../odourless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This odourless glue is good for the classroom.[↗](../../odourless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The paint is odourless, so we can use it indoors.[↗](../../odourless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gas companies add a smell to odourless gas so people notice leaks.[↗](../../odourless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The liquid in the beaker was odourless.[↗](../../odourless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Is the flower odourless or does it smell sweet?[↗](../../odourless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **odyssey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, exciting journey full of adventures and difficulties.[↗](../../odyssey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (the Odyssey, a name) An ancient Greek epic poem, said to be by Homer, about the hero Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.[↗](../../odyssey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Odyssey tells how Odysseus sailed home from Troy.[↗](../../odyssey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting home in the snow was a three-day odyssey.[↗](../../odyssey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Odyssey, Odysseus tricks the Cyclops.[↗](../../odyssey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school trip turned into an odyssey when the coach broke down.[↗](../../odyssey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film follows a dog's odyssey to find its family.[↗](../../odyssey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning to read was a long odyssey for him.[↗](../../odyssey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **oesophagus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and drink from your mouth and throat down to your stomach.[↗](../../oesophagus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The oesophagus carries food to the stomach.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When you swallow, the oesophagus squeezes the food down.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Label the oesophagus on the diagram of the digestive system.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The oesophagus is behind the windpipe.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hot drinks can hurt your oesophagus, so sip them slowly.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronauts can swallow in space because the oesophagus pushes the food along.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the fish bone was stuck in his oesophagus.[↗](../../oesophagus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **of** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of links a part to the whole it belongs to: a piece of cake, 3 of the apples.[↗](../../of/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of shows what something holds or is made of: a cup of tea, a box of crayons, made of wood.[↗](../../of/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of shows who something belongs to or is about: the name of the dog, a story of a giant.[↗](../../of/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In maths «of» often means times: half of 12, 3 groups of 4.[↗](../../of/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Of shows a date or a time: the Fourth of July; ten to (or ten of, US) six.[↗](../../of/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Of» is squeezed in speech: «kinda» (kind of), «sorta» (sort of), «lotta» (lot of), «cuppa» (cup of tea, UK, Australia), «outta» (out of); «off of» (US) for off.[↗](../../of/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «Should of», «could of» are common mistakes for «should've», «could've».[↗](../../of/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) The exam voice piles up «of»: «the aggregate of the quantities», «a quantity of 12 apples», «in respect of», «the remainder of», «the product of», «the quotient of».[↗](../../of/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom ate 1 of them.[↗](../../of/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 6 rows of marbles …[↗](../../of/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mia buys 4 packs of 5 pens.[↗](../../of/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Half of the 12 eggs broke.[↗](../../of/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Three groups of four make twelve.[↗](../../of/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have a glass of water?[↗](../../of/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The table is made of wood.[↗](../../of/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She is the youngest of three sisters.[↗](../../of/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Of course you can come\![↗](../../of/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 outta 10, kinda bad tbh[↗](../../of/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the kettle on, nan wants a cuppa.[↗](../../of/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Compute the product of 4 and 5, and subsequently the quotient of the result and 2.[↗](../../of/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "My word!" said one of them.[↗](../../of/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Noah.[↗](../../of/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Shem.[↗](../../of/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Adah.[↗](../../of/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · The floods of Belial assailed me.[↗](../../of/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash; (Prophets 2SA.23.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Ishmael.[↗](../../of/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.1.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../of/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **off** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Off means away from a surface or from a place: take it off the table.[↗](../../off/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Off means not working or not switched on: the TV is off.[↗](../../off/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Off means away for a time, not at work or school: a day off.[↗](../../off/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Off can mean taken away from a price: 2 dollars off.[↗](../../off/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Off can mean gone bad: the milk is off.[↗](../../off/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Off means cancelled: the match is off.[↗](../../off/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «I'm off» means I'm leaving; «off sick» means at home ill; «a bit off» (UK, Australia) means rude or unfair; «off your head» means silly or crazy.[↗](../../off/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (rough) «Push off!», «buzz off!», «clear off!», «bugger off» (rude, UK, Australia), «piss off» (rude) all mean go away; «off» in «sod off» is rude too.[↗](../../off/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* (formal) The exam voice says «deducted», «discounted», «removed from», «a reduction of», «absent», «discontinued».[↗](../../off/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 10:* Off can also mean setting out quickly or starting to move, as in "Off he went on a run.".[↗](../../off/#m10 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I take one apple off the table.[↗](../../off/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 birds flew off the fence.[↗](../../off/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kim took 2 books off the shelf of 9.[↗](../../off/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth.[↗](../../off/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Take your muddy boots off at the door.[↗](../../off/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The jacket was 10 dollars off in the sale.[↗](../../off/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad has a day off today.[↗](../../off/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This milk smells off.[↗](../../off/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · right, i'm off, see ya at 5[↗](../../off/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Piss off, they're mine\![↗](../../off/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The match is off because of the rain.[↗](../../off/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A reduction of 10 dollars is applied to an item priced at 40 dollars; state the price payable.[↗](../../off/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Off he started on a run.[↗](../../off/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.[↗](../../off/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.17.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.[↗](../../off/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.25.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.[↗](../../off/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.2.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Or where were the upright cut off?[↗](../../off/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD?[↗](../../off/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.[↗](../../off/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.44.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../off/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **offence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An offence is a crime or an act that breaks a law or rule.[↗](../../offence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Offence is the feeling of being upset or insulted by what someone says or does.[↗](../../offence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US «offense», sport) The offence is the team or players who are attacking and trying to score.[↗](../../offence/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* "No offence" is a polite phrase that asks someone not to be upset by what you are about to say.[↗](../../offence/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dropping litter is an offence in many towns.[↗](../../offence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is an offence to drive without a licence.[↗](../../offence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · No offence, but I don't like your hat.[↗](../../offence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She took offence at his rude joke.[↗](../../offence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Since it was his first offence, he only got a warning.[↗](../../offence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team's offence scored three touchdowns.[↗](../../offence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (US)[↗](../../offence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I didn't mean to cause offence.[↗](../../offence/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.[↗](../../offence/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.10.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offence/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself.[↗](../../offence/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.25.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offence/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.[↗](../../offence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.8.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **offend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make someone upset, hurt or annoyed by what you say or do.[↗](../../offend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To seem nasty or unpleasant to someone's senses: «The smell offended my nose.».[↗](../../offend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To break a law or rule; to commit a crime.[↗](../../offend/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.[↗](../../offend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His rude joke offended lots of people.[↗](../../offend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright lights offend my eyes at night.[↗](../../offend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief promised he would never offend again.[↗](../../offend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Try not to offend your friends by laughing at them.[↗](../../offend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some words can offend people from other countries.[↗](../../offend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If there is anything in it that you are afraid may offend me, take courage, for I pardon you beforehand.[↗](../../offend/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not; (Writings JOB.34.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offend/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **offended** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Feeling hurt, upset or insulted by what someone said or did.[↗](../../offended/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Past form of offend: made someone upset.[↗](../../offended/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Broke a law.[↗](../../offended/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mia was offended when nobody invited her.[↗](../../offended/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked offended when I laughed at his drawing.[↗](../../offended/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I hope you aren't offended, but I prefer the blue one.[↗](../../offended/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The joke offended my grandad.[↗](../../offended/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is easily offended, so be kind.[↗](../../offended/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The man had offended before and went to prison.[↗](../../offended/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘There! there!’ said the Fairy, ‘I am not offended.[↗](../../offended/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.[↗](../../offended/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.40.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offended/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.[↗](../../offended/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offended/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; (Prophets EZK.25.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../offended/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) … 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