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off


Definition: Meaning of, off in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɒf /

  • adverb, preposition, adjective
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  1. away from a place
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  2. not on something, or removed from something
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  3. out of a bus, train, plane etc
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  4. a machine, piece of equipment etc that is off is not working or operating
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  5. not at work, school etc because you are ill or on holiday [↪  absent]
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  6. informal from someone
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  7. used to say how far away something is
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  8. used to say how much time there is between now and a future event
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  9. used to say how likely or unlikely something is
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  10. only a short distance away from a place
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  11. connected to a particular room, area, road etc
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  12. used to say that a price is reduced by a particular amount
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  13. if an event which has been arranged is off, it will not now take place [↪  cancelled, postponed]
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  14. British English informal behaviour that is off is rude or is not acceptable
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  15. used to say how much of something someone has
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  16. off and on also on and off for short periods but not regularly, over a long period of time
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  17. no longer wanting or liking something
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  18. no longer taking something such as a drug or medicine
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  19. food that is off is no longer fresh enough to eat [↪  rotten, sour]
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  20. used to say that a particular kind of food is not available in a restaurant although it is on the MENU
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  21. American English not as good as usual
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  22. American English not correct or not right
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  1. off day/week etc a day, week etc when you are not doing something as well as you usually do
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  2. off period/season etc a period or season which is not as busy as other times of the year
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  3. British English used to talk about a pair of things such as wheels on a car, to mean the one on the right
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  1. the off the start of a race or a journey
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  2. from the off from the beginning of something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
off offed offed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
offing offs
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  1. to kill someone
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off used in phrases

  • auction off (verb)
    1. sell at an auction
  • badly off (adjective)
    1. American English not having much money [=  poor]
    2. badly off for something British English not having enough of something that you need
  • badly-off (adjective)
    1. not having enough money to pay for necessities
  • be off
    1. instruction to go away
  • bear off (verb)
    1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
  • beetle off (verb)
    1. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
  • beg off (verb)
    1. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
  • better off (adjective)
    1. having more money than someone else or than you had before
    2. happier, improved, more successful etc
  • bind off (verb)
    1. knitting finish the last row
  • blast-off (noun)
    1. the moment when a SPACECRAFT leaves the ground
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off used in phrasal verbs

  • offer up (phrasal verb)
    1. to give thanks, praise, or prayers to God
    2. to provide something that is intended to impress, please, or satisfy someone
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