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Get to know Doff better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning. In Dutch this translates to uitdoen.

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Doff in a sentence

Related words

Doff | Doffed | Doffing

Doff meaning

  1. To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
  2. To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect.

Synonyms of Doff

take off

Related words

Other words often associated with Doff or its synonyms:

depart withdraw remove start part leave take

Doff vertaling naar Nederlands

uitdoen ontdoen

Using Doff

  • The main meaning on this page is: To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried). | To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried). | To remove or tip (a hat or other headwear) in greeting or salutation, or as a mark of respect.
  • Useful related words include: take off.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: uitdoen, ontdoen.
  • In the example corpus, doff often appears in combinations such as: doff of, to doff, doff our.

Context around Doff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

big 1× beds 1× staff 1×

Often after:

blazing 1× protective 1×

Sentence patterns with Doff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

big doff of the 1× cannot but doff your hat 1× front a doff of my 1× had to doff his hat 1× i doff my hat 1× is a doff of the 1× let us doff our hats 1× measures a doff of their 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as hunters ascend 1× big doff of 1× especially high concentrations 1× even gor captain 1× i doff my 1× it was nicely 1×

Common sentence endings:

a protracted illness 1× about their work 1× burma and ceylon 1× doff your hat 1× for khadiri khana 1× gowns are removed 1×

Words around Doff

Just before it in the word index:

dofe 7 dofaw 3 dofasco 3 dof 85 doey 2 doetzel 2

Just after it in the word index:

doffed 5 doffing 3 doflamingo 16 dofps 2 dog 7.679 doga 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Doff

  • In this selection, "doff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, big, beds, staff, blazing and protective stand out and add context to how "doff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include big doff of the and cannot but doff your hat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "doff" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with doff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I doff my hat for Khadiri Khana. (7 words)

As hunters ascend to their beds, doff blazing threads and lay spinning heads. (13 words)

Even Gor captain Haron Shavaka had to doff his hat off to Chiukepo. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

It was nicely decorated, the service was very friendly and professional, and I was presented with my burger in double-quick time, so they get a very top-notch 5/5 on that front - a doff of my ostentatiously large white chef’s hat to you, Mr Tipsy Chef. (49 words)

While this is a doff of the hat to the classics in a way, the food at Punkah House in Bengaluru is a modern interpretation of many dishes influenced by our colonial history — Portuguese, French, British, Dutch and colonies in Burma and Ceylon. (43 words)

So it’s natural that Alka’s song is both a paean and an elegy, in equal measures a doff of their red Communist Party of India (Marxist) caps to one another’s hardiness and a sombre acceptance of their continuing struggle. (42 words)

Example sentences (11)

Big doff of the cap then to the REP for co-producing this show and they can be justly proud that ‘Sinatra’ was ‘Made in Birmingham’.

It is time to doff our hats to coaches, who silently go about their work.

As hunters ascend to their beds, doff blazing threads and lay spinning heads.

It was nicely decorated, the service was very friendly and professional, and I was presented with my burger in double-quick time, so they get a very top-notch 5/5 on that front - a doff of my ostentatiously large white chef’s hat to you, Mr Tipsy Chef.

Especially high concentrations appeared in the rooms where medical staff doff protective equipment, which may suggest that particles contaminating their gear became airborne again when masks, gloves and gowns are removed.

I doff my hat for Khadiri Khana.

While this is a doff of the hat to the classics in a way, the food at Punkah House in Bengaluru is a modern interpretation of many dishes influenced by our colonial history — Portuguese, French, British, Dutch and colonies in Burma and Ceylon.

And when you remember he is not 40 yet, you cannot but doff your hat.

Even Gor captain Haron Shavaka had to doff his hat off to Chiukepo.

So it’s natural that Alka’s song is both a paean and an elegy, in equal measures a doff of their red Communist Party of India (Marxist) caps to one another’s hardiness and a sombre acceptance of their continuing struggle.

While investigations are proceeding, let us doff our hats to the colossus and legend – Chief Allison Akene Ayida who died in Lagos at the age of 88 years after a protracted illness.

Common combinations with doff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "doff" in a sentence?
An example: "Big doff of the cap then to the REP for co-producing this show and they can be justly proud that ‘Sinatra’ was ‘Made in Birmingham’." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "doff" from authentic English texts.
What does "doff" mean?
Doff means: To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
What are synonyms of "doff"?
Common synonyms of "doff" include: take off.
What is "doff" in Dutch?
"doff" translates to Dutch as: uitdoen, ontdoen.
How many example sentences with "doff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "doff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.