HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › bounce off
← Back to search

Meaning of bounce off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To test (ideas) on someone.
    idiomatic, informal, transitive
  2. To use as a springboard for further discussion.
    transitive
  3. To move away with a bouncing movement.
    intransitive
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bounce, off.

Equivalents

Bosanski odbijati odbiti
Deutsch abperlen abprallen
Hrvatski odbijati odbiti
Bahasa Indonesia mental
Српски odbijati odbiti
ไทย กระเด็น
Українська відскакувати відскочити

Examples

“I have a plan to bounce off you.”
“Let me bounce an idea off you.”
“My comments about the resolutions come after Pat and Gayle have explained their objections and talked about what they think their effects will be. My remark is bouncing off of what they said, feeding it back to them in an attempt to continue the flow off the interview.”
“She bounced off out of the room.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

bounce off the walls bounce on it bounce rubble bounced bounced around bounced back

Learn this word in context

See bounce off used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free