āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to offset
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to compensate for the effects of something through appropriate actions or measures
Transitive: to offset effects of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Increased exercise may offset the negative impact of a high-calorie diet.
āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ-āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to print images, text, or designs using a printing process where the inked image is first transferred to a rubber plate and then applied to the printing surface
Transitive: to offset printed material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The printer chose to offset the business cards, ensuring precise color reproduction.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a displacement or shift in the alignment of a structure to avoid obstruction or ensure proper fitting
Transitive: to offset a structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The carpenter offset the wall to accommodate a window on the other side.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to leave a mark or impression on an adjacent page or sheet by transferring ink from a freshly printed surface
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She noticed faint text on the next sheet where the printing had offset.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ
āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Offset
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āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
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āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŖ
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
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āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ
a natural consequence of development
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āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯
a thing that reduces or neutralizes the effect of another thing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The profit from one project was an offset to the losses incurred from another.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
the time at which something is supposed to begin
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
