offing

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
2. The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
3. (figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.

Verb

present participle and gerund of off

off

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• Adj
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Conceptos

en perspectiva

Sinónimos

high seas

coast

forthcoming

main

off

Traducciones

offene See

ανοικτό πέλαγος

مُسْتقْبل قرِيب

مُسْتقْبل وشِيك

hohe See

offenes Meer

πέλαγος

ανοικτή θάλασσα

large

haute mer

iminente

beira-mar

posteridade

عرض البحر

pek uzak olmayan

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɒfɪŋ/

Etimología (Inglés)

From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.