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post off

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To put something in the mail and send it off.

Literal meaning: 'Post' means to send by mail; 'off' reinforces the idea of dispatching it away from oneself — making the combined meaning very transparent.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To send something by post, especially promptly or without delay.

"I posted off the application form first thing this morning."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Primarily British English. The particle 'off' adds a sense of promptness or finality — sending something away definitively. Common in everyday speech when referring to letters, parcels, or applications.

Commonly used with

letter parcel application form package payment

Forms

Base
post off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
posts off
he/she/it
Past simple
posted off
yesterday
Past participle
posted off
have + pp
-ing form
posting off
continuous

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