off base

/ɔːf beɪs/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. equivocado, fuera de lugar

    • His assumption was completely off base.

      Su suposición estaba completamente fuera de lugar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

out of place

off base and out of place are close synonyms for being wrong or mistaken, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa off base?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: His assumption was completely off ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a off base?

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