how to pronounce doff

/dɒf/

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doff is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of doff in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and doff our caps to the genius that is …”

meanings of doff

verb:

To strip; to divest; to undress.
To get rid of, to throw off.
To remove or take off, especially of clothing.
To remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect.

doff frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word doff occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics doff can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that doff can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;