top off

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes Phrasal verb

Base verb: top

Meanings

1
verb
to complete or conclude something with a final addition or action
Phrasal verb · Separable

top off something with something / top something off with something

Usage: The occasion or experience is the object; the final addition follows with. Put a pronoun before off: top it off with dessert.

We planned to top off the celebration with a short fireworks display.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
We planned to top off the celebration with a short fireworks display.
2
verb
to fill a container almost to its upper edge
Phrasal verb · Separable

top off something / top something off

Usage: For filling, use a container or its contents as the object: top the cup off; top it off. With can introduce the added liquid.

The waiter topped off my cup before carrying the coffee pot away.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
The waiter topped off my cup before carrying the coffee pot away.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms topped off

Related forms top

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# top off

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb

## Meanings
1. to complete or conclude something with a final addition or action
2. to fill a container almost to its upper edge

## Usage Notes
- to complete or conclude something with a final addition or action: The occasion or experience is the object; the final addition follows with. Put a pronoun before off: top it off with dessert.
- to fill a container almost to its upper edge: For filling, use a container or its contents as the object: top the cup off; top it off. With can introduce the added liquid.

## Examples
- We planned to top off the celebration with a short fireworks display.
- The waiter topped off my cup before carrying the coffee pot away.
- We planned to top off the celebration with a short fireworks display.
- The waiter topped off my cup before carrying the coffee pot away.

## Related Forms
- top

## Learning Sources
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- [The Missing Workbook: original construction review](https://github.com/barisozmen/rails_english)

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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