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- Dictionaryoff/ɒf/
adverb
- 1. away from the place in question; to or at a distance: "the man ran off" Similar
- 2. so as to be removed or separated: "he whipped off his coat"
preposition
- 1. moving away and often down from: "he rolled off the bed"
- 2. situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection): "single wires leading off the main lines"
adjective
- 1. characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate: "even the greatest athletes have off days"
- 2. (of food) no longer fresh: "the fish was a bit off" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.
- 2. the start of a race, journey, or experience: informal British "now Ian is ready for the off"
verb
- 1. leave: "supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new firms"
- 2. kill; murder: North American "I finally snapped and offed the guy"
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away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time: He drove off at the most incredible speed. Keep the dog on the lead or he'll just run off. Someone ran off with (= took) my pen. off to She's off to Canada next week. I saw her off (= said goodbye) at the station.
preposition. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface. to lift a cup off the table. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else. to take the tax off potatoes.
The meaning of OFF is from a place or position; specifically : away from land. How to use off in a sentence.
OFF definition: 1. not touching or connected to something or not on a surface: 2. away from a place or position…. Learn more.
The adverb off means away or distant. You might run off from the dinner table after an argument with your family about what to watch on TV later. You might dash off, moving away from where you started, or turn off your original route during a trip.
1. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface: to lift a cup off the table. 2. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else: to take the tax off potatoes.
Definition of off adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. preposition A2. If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk. I took the key for the room off a rack above her head. Hugh wiped the rest of the blood off his face with his handkerchief. Off is also an adverb.
You’re way off (= very far from being correct). → right off 2 (2), → straight off, → off the top of your head, → noises off Examples from the Corpus off • Nancy waved good-bye as she drove off. • noises off • Polly's wedding was still about six weeks off.
off /ɒf/ prep. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface: to lift a cup off the table. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else: to take the tax off potatoes.
