Meaning
Ekspresi "kick off" dalam bahasa Inggris memiliki beberapa makna tergantung konteks penggunaannya. Pada dasarnya, "kick off" berarti memulai sesuatu, seperti acara atau kegiatan. Misalnya, dalam konteks pertandingan sepak bola, "kick off" digunakan untuk menggambarkan saat permainan dimulai dengan tendangan pertama. Selain itu, "kick off" juga bisa digunakan secara lebih umum untuk menggambarkan awal dari sebuah proyek, pertemuan, atau acara lainnya. Contohnya, Anda bisa mengatakan, “Kami akan kick off proyek baru minggu depan,” yang berarti proyek baru akan dimulai minggu depan. Dalam percakapan sehari-hari, "kick off" sering dipakai untuk menyatakan dimulainya aktivitas dengan cara yang energik atau antusias.
Today's Sentences
01
Our team will kick off first.
Situation
Who’s going to kick off the match tonight?
Our team will kick off first.
Then we need to score quickly.
Exactly, let’s go win this game!
02
How should we kick off Thanksgiving?
Situation
How should we kick off Thanksgiving this year?
I was thinking we could start by going pumpkin picking.
That sounds perfect!
Pumpkins always set the holiday mood.
Labus selalu menciptakan suasana liburan.
Exactly, nothing better than to kick off Thanksgiving with a basket of bright orange pumpkins.
Writer's Note
"Kick off" is an intransitive, transitive, inseparable and separable phrasal verb. Let’s dive in with the structure and examples together.
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that does not take an object; it makes sense on its own.
Structure: "Subject + kick off (+ adverbial/time)"
Example 1: The meeting will kick off at 9 a.m.
Example 2: The concert kicked off with fireworks.
Example 3: The soccer match kicks off in ten minutes. - Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + kick + object + off"
Example 1: The coach kicked the season off with a motivational speech.
Example 2: Let’s kick the party off with some music.
Example 3: She kicked off the presentation by telling a funny story. - Inseparable - A phrasal verb where the object must come after the whole phrase; you cannot split the verb and particle.
Structure: "Subject + kick off (+ adverbial/time)"
Example 1: The festival will kick off this weekend with a parade.
Example 2: The lecture kicked off earlier than expected.
Example 3: The campaign officially kicks off tomorrow. - Separable - When the particle and verb are separated by an object.
Structure: "Subject + kick + object + off"
Example 1: They kicked the ceremony off with a moment of silence.
Example 2: He always kicks meetings off by telling a joke.
Example 3: The teacher kicked off the lesson with a quick review.
Struktur: "Subject + kick off (+ adverbial/time)"
Contoh 1: Pertemuan akan kick off pada pukul 9 pagi.
Contoh 2: Konser kicked off dengan kembang api.
Contoh 3: Pertandingan sepak bola kicks off dalam sepuluh menit.
Structure: "Subject + kick + object + off"
Example 1: Pelatih kicked musim off dengan pidato motivasi.
Example 2: Mari kita kick pesta off dengan beberapa musik.
Example 3: Dia kicked off presentasi dengan menceritakan kisah lucu.
Structure: "Subject + kick off (+ adverbial/time)"
Example 1: The festival will kick off this weekend with a parade.
Example 2: The lecture kicked off earlier than expected.
Example 3: The campaign officially kicks off tomorrow.
Struktur: "Subject + kick + object + off"
Contoh 1: Mereka kicked the ceremony off dengan momen hening.
Contoh 2: Dia selalu kicks meetings off dengan menceritakan lelucon.
Contoh 3: Guru kicked off pelajaran dengan tinjauan singkat.
Related words: Begin, blow up, commence, croak, depart, die, erupt, expire, flare up, get going, launch, lose it, open, pass away, perish, protest, restart, riot, set in motion, start, start the game, trigger
