Off
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɒf/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Off is an adverb meaning In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
Meaning
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
More Meanings
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
- (theater) Offstage.
- (predicative only) Inoperative, disabled.
- (predicative only) Cancelled; not happening.
- Not fitted; not being worn.
- Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
Example Sentences
Some branches were sawn off.
The dinosaurs died off long ago.
He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
He bit off the end of the carrot.
Word Forms
- offn
- offs
- offing
- offed
Synonyms for off
Depending on context, synonyms include away, out, sour, disconnected, unsatisfactory, turned.
Antonyms for off
Common opposites include near, nigh, leg.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include away, cancelled, forth, inactive, disconnected, unsatisfactory.
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Sources & Attribution
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