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adverb

so as to exist no longer supported or attached: This push is about to come off.

so equally to exist no longer covering or enclosing: to take a lid off; to take the wrapping off.

away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the west.

away from a path, grade, etc.; aside: This road branches off to Grove Metropolis.

so as to exist away or on i's manner: to commencement off early; to cast off.

abroad from what is considered normal, regular, standard, or the similar: to go off on a tangent.

from a charge or price: He took x pct off for all cash purchases.

at a distance in space or future time: to back off a few anxiety; Summer is simply a week off.

out of operation or constructive existence: Turn the lights off.

into performance or action: The warning goes off at noon.

so as to interrupt continuity or cause discontinuance:Negotiations have been broken off.

in absenteeism from work, service, a task, etc.: two days off at Christmas.

with prompt or ready operation: to nuance a letter of the alphabet off.

to fulfillment, or into execution or effect: The contest came off on the appointed day.

into nonexistence or nothingness: My headache passed off soon.

so as to exist delineated, divided, or apportioned: Mark information technology off into equal parts.

abroad from a land of consciousness: I must take dozed off.

Nautical. away from the state, a ship, the wind, etc.

preposition

so every bit no longer to be supported by, attached to, on, resting on, or unified with: Take your feet off the tabular array! Suspension a piece of bread off the loaf.

diffusive from: off remainder; off grade.

below or less than the usual or expected level or standard: xx percentage off the marked price; I was off my golf game.

away, disengaged, or resting from: to be off duty on Tuesdays.

Informal. refraining or abnegation from; denying oneself the pleasure, visitor, practice, etc., of: He's off gambling.

away from; apart or distant from: a village off the main road.

leading into or away from: an alley off 12th Street.

non fixed on or directed toward, as the gaze, optics, etc.: Their eyes weren't off the king for a moment.

Informal. from (a specified source): I bought it off a street vendor.

from or of, indicating fabric or component parts: to luncheon off cheese and fruit.

from or by such means or use of: living off an inheritance; living off his parents.

Nautical. at some distance to seaward of: off Cape Hatteras.

describing word

in error; wrong: You are off on that point.

slightly abnormal or not quite sane: He is a little off, but he's actually harmless.

not upwards to standard; non then proficient or satisfactory as usual; junior or subnormal: a good play full of off moments.

no longer in effect, in operation, or in procedure: The agreement is off.

stopped from flowing, as by the endmost of a valve: The electricity is off.

in a specified land, circumstance, etc.: to be desperately off for money.

(of time) gratis from piece of work or duty; nonworking: a pastime for one's off hours.

not working at one's usual occupation: We're off Wednesdays during the summer.

of less than the ordinary activity, liveliness, or lively interest; slack: an off flavour in the tourist trade.

more than distant; farther: the off side of a wall.

(of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) of, being, or pertaining to the right every bit seen from the rider's or driver'southward viewpoint (opposed to near): the off equus caballus; the off side.

starting on one'due south way; leaving: I'm off to Europe on Mon. They're off and running in the tertiary race at Aqueduct.

lower in price or value; down: Stock prices were off this morning.

Nautical. noting 1 of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward: the off side of the ship.

Cricket. noting or pertaining to that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.

noun

the state or fact of being off.

Cricket. the off side.

verb (used without object)

to go off or abroad; leave (used imperatively): Off, and don't come back!

verb (used with object)

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Idioms almost off

off and on,

1. Likewise on and off. with intervals between; intermittently: to work off and on.
2. Nautical. on alternate tacks.

off of, Informal. off: Take your anxiety off of the table!

off with,

1. take away; remove: Off with those muddied boots before you step into this kitchen!
2. cut off: Off with his head!

Origin of off

Originally a stressed variant of of¹

usage note for off

The phrasal preposition off of is old in English language, going back to the 16th century. Although usage guides reject it as redundant, recommending off without of, the phrase is widespread in speech, including that of the educated: Let'south watch as the presidential candidates come off of the rostrum and down into the audition. Off of is rare in edited writing except to give the season of oral communication.

Words nearby off

ofay, of choice, Ofcom, of consequence, of course, off, Offa, off over again, on again, off-air, offal, Offaly

Other definitions for off (2 of three)

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a suffixal use of the adverb off, forming nouns that denote competitions, especially betwixt the finalists of earlier competitions or every bit a means of deciding a tie: cookoff; playoff; runoff.

Other definitions for off (3 of 3)

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abbreviation

offered.

role.

officer.

official.

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Words related to off

outside, ahead, aside, below, elsewhere, far, out, over, absent, canceled, finished, postponed, slight, slim, decomposed, disappointing, disheartening, displeasing, mortifying, placidity

How to apply off in a sentence

• Although the claret-spattered offices volition be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.

• A passing off-duty school safe officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.

• The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.

• The off-year special ballot into which Knuckles threw himself drew little media notice at showtime.

• Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the outset Star Wars spin-off.

• A far-off volley rumbled over the obviously, and a few birds stirred uneasily amongst the trees.

• Jean was to be an architect—God knows why—but Aristide settled it, definitely, off-paw.

• In favorable parts of the trail he must do ameliorate than that, to off-set losses of time where the going was nearly difficult.

• There was something about the human being that Matt liked, in spite of the deceit he had practised at the start-off of their acquaintance.

• She did not have the broad, beaten road which led to the far-off plantation of Valmonde.

British Dictionary definitions for off

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preposition

used to point 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

out of alignment with we are off course

situated near to or leading away from only off the High Street

non inclined towards I'm off work; I've gone off yous

adverb

(particle) so as to exist deactivated or disengaged turn off the radio

(particle)

1. and then as to get rid of sleep off a hangover
2. so as to be removed from, esp equally a reduction he took 10 per cent off

spent away from work or other duties take the afternoon off

1. on a trip, journey, or race I saw her off at the station
2. (particle) so equally to be completely absent, used up, or exhausted this stuff kills off all vermin

out from the shore or state the ship stood off

1. out of contact; at a distance the send was 10 miles off
2. out of the nowadays location the girl ran off

away in the future August is less than a week off

(particle) so as to be no longer taking identify the match has been rained off

(particle) removed from contact with something, as habiliment from the body the girl took all her clothes off

offstage noises off

commerce (used with a preceding number) indicating the number of items required or produced please supply 100 off

off and on or on and off occasionally; intermittently he comes here off and on

off with (interjection) a command, oftentimes peremptory, or an exhortation to remove or cut off (something specified) off with his head; off with that coat, my dear

adjective

non on; no longer operative the off position on the dial

(postpositive) not or no longer taking place; cancelled or postponed the coming together is off

in a specified status regarding money, provisions, etc well off; how are yous off for bread?

unsatisfactory or disappointing his performance was rather off; an off year for practiced tennis

(postpositive) in a condition as specified I'd be better off without this task

(postpositive) no longer on the card; non being served at the moment sorry, dearest, haddock is off

(postpositive) (of nutrient or beverage) having gone bad, sour, etc this milk is off

noun

cricket

1. the part of the field on that side of the pitch to which the batsman presents his bat when taking strike: thus for a correct-hander, off is on the right-hand side Compare leg (def. 13)
2. (in combination) a fielding position in this part of the field mid-off
3. (as modifier) the off stump

verb

Discussion Origin for off

originally variant of of; fully distinguished from information technology in the 17th century

usage for off

In standard English, off is not followed past of: he stepped off (not off of) the platform

Collins English Lexicon - Consummate & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with off

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In improver to the idioms beginning with off

• off once more, on once again
• off and on
• off and running
• off rest
• off base
• off duty
• off guard
• off of
• off one's chest, get
• off one's feed
• off one's guard
• off 1's head
• off one's high equus caballus
• off one'southward rocker
• off someone's back
• off someone's feet
• off someone's hands
• off the air
• off the beam
• off the browbeaten rail
• off the cuff
• off the deep end
• off the footing
• off the handle
• off the hook
• off the mark
• off the rack
• off the track
• off the record
• off the shelf
• off the top of one'due south head
• off the track
• off the wagon
• off the wall

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