Definitions for go off
Princeton's WordNet
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off(verb)
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
go off(verb)
be discharged or activated
"the explosive devices went off"
fire, discharge, go off(verb)
go off or discharge
"The gun fired"
go off(verb)
stop running, functioning, or operating
"Our power went off during the hurricane"
go off, come off, go over(verb)
happen in a particular manner
"how did your talk go over?"
implode, go off(verb)
burst inward
"The bottle imploded"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
go off(verb)ʊ
to leave to do
Jason went off to make a phone call.; She's going off to college next month.
go offʊ
≠come on
Suddenly all the lights went off.; at the time when the power went off
go offʊ
(of food or drink) to have become unfit to eat or drink
The milk's gone off.
go offʊ
to stop liking
I've gone off that program.
go offʊ
(of an alarm) to start making a warning sound
The alarm went off at six.
go offʊ
(of a weapon) to explode or be fired accidentally
The gun went off when he was cleaning it.; A car bomb went off in the square.
go offʊ
to happen in a particular way
go offʊ
to happen exactly as planned
The conference went off without a hitch.
Wiktionary
go off(Verb)
To explode.
go off(Verb)
To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.
go off(Verb)
To begin clanging or making noise.
go off(Verb)
To depart; to leave.
go off(Verb)
To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
go off(Verb)
To like less.
Translations for go off
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
go off(adjective)
(of a bomb etc) to explode
The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.
- ontplofAfrikaans

- يَنْفَجِرArabic

- избухвамBulgarian

- explodirPortuguese (BR)

- vybuchnoutCzech

- losgehenGerman

- gå af; eksplodereDanish

- εκρήγνυμαιGreek

- estallar, explosionarSpanish

- plahvatamaEstonian

- منفجر شدنFarsi

- räjähtääFinnish

- exploserFrench

- להתפוצץHebrew

- विस्फोट होनाHindi

- eksplodiratiCroatian

- felrobbanHungarian

- meledakIndonesian

- springaIcelandic

- esplodereItalian

- 爆発するJapanese

- 폭발하다Korean

- sprogtiLithuanian

- sprāgtLatvian

- meletupMalay

- afgaan, ontploffenDutch

- eksplodereNorwegian

- wybuchnąćPolish

- منفجر شدنPersian

- انفجارPashto

- explodirPortuguese

- a explodaRomanian

- взрыватьсяRussian

- vybuchnúťSlovak

- sprožiti seSlovenian

- eksplodiratiSerbian

- explodera, smälla, brinna avSwedish

- ระเบิดThai

- patlamakTurkish

- 爆炸Chinese (Trad.)

- вибухатиUkrainian

- منفجر ہوناUrdu

- nổVietnamese

- 爆炸Chinese (Simp.)

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