Definitions of OFF [ɔf, ɒf]

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Definition of 'OFF'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) off
so as to be no longer supported or attached:
This button is about to come off.

2.  off
so as to be no longer covering or enclosing:
Pull the wrapping off.

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

4.  off
away from a path, course, etc.:
The road branches off to Grove City.

5.  off
so as to be away or on one's way:
to start off early.

6.  off
away from what is considered normal, standard, or the like:
to go off on a tangent.

7.  off
from a charge or price:
Take 10 percent off for cash.

8.  off
at a distance in space or future time:
Summer is only a week off.

9.  off
out of operation:
Turn the lights off.

10.  off
into operation or action:
The alarm goes off at noon.

11.  off
in absence from work, service, etc.:
to get two days off at Christmas.

12.  off
completely; utterly:
to cut off communications.

13.  off
to fulfillment, or into execution or effect:
The contest went off as planned.

14.  off
so as to be delineated, divided, or apportioned:
Mark it off into equal parts.

15.  off
Naut. away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.

16. (prep.) off
so as no longer to be supported by, resting on, etc.:
Wipe the dirt off your shoes.

17.  off
deviating from:
to be off course.

18.  off
below the usual level or standard:
20 percent off the marked price.

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

20.  off
refraining or abstaining from:
He's off gambling.

21.  off
located apart from:
a village off the main road.

22.  off
leading away from:
an alley off 12th Street.

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

24.  off
from or of, indicating material or component parts:
to lunch off fruit.

25.  off
by means of:
living off his parents.

26.  off
Naut. at some distance to seaward of:
off Cape Hatteras.

27. (adj.) off
in error; wrong:
You are off on that point.

28.  off
less than normal or sane:
a little off, but harmless.

29.  off
not up to the usual or expected standard; comparatively weak or inferior:
a play with off moments.

30.  off
affected by spoilage; bad:
The cream is a bit off.

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no longer in effect, in operation, or in process: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

32.  off
in a specified state, circumstance, etc.:
to be badly off for money.

33.  off
free from work or duty:
a pastime for one's off hours.

34.  off
of less than the ordinary activity; slack:
an off season in the tourist trade.

35.  off
unlikely; remote:
on the off chance that we'd find her at home.

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

37.  off
(of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) designating the right as seen from the rider's or driver's viewpoint
the off side; the off horse.

38.  off
starting on one's way; leaving:
I'm off to Europe on Monday.

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

40.  off
Naut. noting one of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward:
the off side of the ship.

41.  off
Cricket. noting that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.

42. (n.) off
the state or fact of being off.

43.  off
Cricket. the off side.

44. (v.i.) off
to go off or away; leave (used imperatively):
Off, and don't come back!

45. (v.t.) off
Slang. to kill; slay.

46.  off
with intervals between; intermittently: to work off and on.

47.  off
take away; remove:
Off with those muddy boots!

48.  off
cut off:
Off with his head!

Etymology: (orig. stressed var. of of¹)

Definition of 'OFF'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) off
not in operation or operational
"the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

2. (adj) off
below a satisfactory level
"an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"

3. (adj) off, cancelled
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
"the wedding is definitely off"

4. (adj) off, sour, turned
in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"

5. (verb) off
not performing or scheduled for duties
"He's off every Tuesday"

6. (adverb) murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

7. (adverb) away, off, forth
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
"ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"

8. (adverb) off, away
at a distance in space or time
"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"

9. (adverb) off
no longer on or in contact or attached
"clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

Definition of 'OFF'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) off
away from a place
He went off without telling anyone.; They're off on a trip around the world.

2.  off
removed or separated from
Do you mind if I take my shoes off?; The handle came off in my hand.

3.  off
not at work or school
I'm off until next Friday.; You don't get much time off in this job.

4.  off
time off
indicates a reduction in price
The shoes were 20% off.

5.  off
indicates how far sth is in time or distance; = away
I could see a light a little way off.; Spring break isn't far off now.

6.  off
no longer going to happen; = canceled
They had a fight, and now the wedding is off.

7.  off
not correct or exact
The estimate was only a little off.; Did his performance seem a little off to you?

8.  off
not switched on or connected to a supply
All the lights in the house were off.

9.  off
better off
in a better situation
You'd be better off ignoring everything she says.

10.  off
off and on/on and off
sometimes happening and sometimes not
I've worked here off and on for the last eight years.

11. (adjective) off
(of food) not fresh or safe to eat
The milk is off.

Translation of 'OFF'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: away (from a place, time etc) He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.
Afrikaans: af, weg	Arabic: بَعيدا	Bulgarian: отдалечаване
Brazilian: fora	Czech: pryč	German: weg, ab
Danish: væk; af	Greek: από, μακριά από, κάτω από	Spanish: fuera
Estonian: minema,ära	Farsi: دور از	Finnish: pois
French: (pas d'équivalent françai	Hebrew: לָלֶכֶת, לְהוֹרִיד, לִפשו	Hindi: से, दूर, हटकर
Croatian: dalje	Hungarian: el-; le-	Indonesian: menjauh
Icelandic: í burt, af, úr	Italian: via, lontano	Japanese: 離れて
Korean: (시간, 공간적으로) 떨어져서	Lithuanian: nu-	Latvian: prom; attālu; nost
Malay: (not translated)	Dutch: weg, af, uit	Norwegian: av sted, unna; vekk, av
Polish: z, od	Persian: دور از	Pashto: لرى له
Portuguese: fora	Russian: прочь	Slovak: preč
Slovenian: stran	Serbian: daleko	Swedish: i väg, av, borta
Thai: ออกจาก	Turkish: uzak, uzağa, uzakta	Taiwanese: 離開
Ukrainian: вказує на відхід, відбутт	Urdu: دور، الگ، جدا، خالي	Vietnamese: khỏi, đứt rời
Chinese: 离开
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