come off meaning?

[eggcracker]

What does the phrase ''come off'' in the sentence ''I might come off as negative'' mean?

[Barb_D]

Appear. Be perceived as.

[bhaisahab]

I know it as "come over as".

[Barb_D]

I know it as "come over as".

I haven't heard that, so I'm glad to know about this varient.

[BobK]

I, like bhai, use 'come over' (and 'come across') rather than 'come off'.

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[eggcracker]

Perhaps "come off" is the expression used in AmE, while "come over" is in BrE.

[Barb_D]

I expect that's exactly the situation. But until this thread, I would have "corrected" someone who had written "cover over" to the "right" form.

[BobK]

Predictive text malfunction?

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[Mohammadhelmi]

What does the phrase ''come off'' in the sentence ''I might come off as negative'' mean?

(come across or chiefly Brit. over or US off) give a specified impression.

be sold or available in a specified form:

the shirt comes in three sizes.



informal have an orgasm.

[5jj]

(come across or chiefly Brit. over or US off) give a specified impression.

If that is taken from a dictionary, please credit your source. There are two important reasons for this - (1) It's a matter of courtesy; (2) We have to be very careful about copyright laws. Thank you.

be sold or available in a specified form:

the shirt comes in three sizes
informal have an orgasm.

These do not seem to be relevant here.