mark off

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Related to mark off: stick to, sort out, mark out, ease off, brace up, bring down

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Verb	1.	mark off - set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory" mark out confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	2.	mark off - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" check off, tick off, tick, check, mark check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" receipt - mark or stamp as paid insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

Translations

abgrenzen

w>mark off

vt sep → kennzeichnen; boundary → markieren; football pitch etc → abgrenzen; danger area etc → absperren; these characteristics mark him off from the others → durch diese Eigenschaften unterscheidet er sich von den anderen

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