Definitions for offɔf, ɒf

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

off^*ɔf, ɒf(adv.)

(n.)so as to be no longer supported or attached:
This button is about to come off.
so as to be no longer covering or enclosing:
Pull the wrapping off.
away from a place:
to run off; to look off toward the west.
away from a path, course, etc.:
The road branches off to Grove City.
so as to be away or on one's way:
to start off early.
away from what is considered normal, standard, or the like:
to go off on a tangent.
from a charge or price:
Take 10 percent off for cash.
at a distance in space or future time:
Summer is only a week off.
out of operation:
Turn the lights off.
into operation or action:
The alarm goes off at noon.
Category: Common Vocabulary
in absence from work, service, etc.:
to get two days off at Christmas.
completely; utterly:
to cut off communications.
to fulfillment, or into execution or effect:
The contest went off as planned.
so as to be delineated, divided, or apportioned:
Mark it off into equal parts.
Naut. away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(prep.)so as no longer to be supported by, resting on, etc.:
Wipe the dirt off your shoes.
deviating from:
to be off course.
below the usual level or standard:
20 percent off the marked price.
away, disengaged, or resting from:
to be off duty on Tuesdays.
refraining or abstaining from:
He's off gambling.
located apart from:
a village off the main road.
leading away from:
an alley off 12th Street.
Informal. from (a specified source):
I bought it off a street vendor.
Category: Informal
from or of, indicating material or component parts:
to lunch off fruit.
by means of:
living off his parents.
Naut. at some distance to seaward of:
off Cape Hatteras.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(adj.)in error; wrong:
You are off on that point.
less than normal or sane:
a little off, but harmless.
not up to the usual or expected standard; comparatively weak or inferior:
a play with off moments.
affected by spoilage; bad:
The cream is a bit off.
no longer in effect, in operation, or in process:
The agreement is off.
in a specified state, circumstance, etc.:
to be badly off for money.
free from work or duty:
a pastime for one's off hours.
of less than the ordinary activity; slack:
an off season in the tourist trade.
unlikely; remote:
on the off chance that we'd find her at home.
Category: Common Vocabulary
more distant; farther:
the off side of a wall.
(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.
Ref: (opposed to near) 18
starting on one's way; leaving:
I'm off to Europe on Monday.
lower in price or value; down:
Stock prices were off this morning.
Naut. noting one of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward:
the off side of the ship.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Cricket. noting that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.
Category: Sport
(n.)the state or fact of being off.
Cricket. the off side.
Category: Sport
(v.i.)to go off or away; leave (used imperatively):
Off, and don't come back!
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)Slang. to kill; slay.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

Idioms for off:

off and on, with intervals between; intermittently: to work off and on.
Category: Idiom
Ref: Also, on and off. 1 39
off of,off:
Take your feet off of the table!
Category: Common Vocabulary, Idiom, Usage Note
off with, take away; remove: cut off:
Off with those muddy boots!
Off with his head!
Category: Idiom

^* Usage: Usage guides generally reject the phrasal preposition off of as redundant, recommending off without of . The phrase, however, is relatively old in English, dating to the 16th century, and is widespread in speech, including that of the educated. off of is rare in edited writing.

Origin of off:

orig. stressed var. of of1

-off

a suffixal use of the adverb off, forming nouns that denote competitions, esp. to break a tie:
cookoff; playoff; runoff.
Category: Affix

off.

offered.
office.
officer.
official.

Princeton's WordNet

off(adj)
not in operation or operational
"the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
off(adj)
below a satisfactory level
"an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
off, cancelled(adj)
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
"the wedding is definitely off"
off, sour, turned(adj)
in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"
off(verb)
not performing or scheduled for duties
"He's off every Tuesday"
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove(adverb)
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
away, off, forth(adverb)
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"
off, away(adverb)
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"
off(adverb)
no longer on or in contact or attached
"clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

off(adverb)ˈɔf
away from a place
He went off without telling anyone.; They're off on a trip around the world.
offˈɔf
removed or separated from
Do you mind if I take my shoes off?; The handle came off in my hand.
offˈɔf
not at work or school
I'm off until next Friday.; You don't get much time off in this job.
offˈɔf
indicates a reduction in price
The shoes were 20% off.
offˈɔf
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.
offˈɔf
no longer going to happen; = canceled
They had a fight, and now the wedding is off.
offˈɔf
not correct or exact
The estimate was only a little off.; Did his performance seem a little off to you?
offˈɔf
not switched on or connected to a supply
All the lights in the house were off.
offˈɔf
in a better situation
You'd be better off ignoring everything she says.
offˈɔf
sometimes happening and sometimes not
I've worked here off and on for the last eight years.
off(adjective)ˈɔf
(of food) not fresh or safe to eat
The milk is off.

Wiktionary

off(Verb)
To kill.
It was the blow to the head that finished him off, not the bullet wound.
off(Verb)
To switch off.
Can you off the light?
off(Adverb)
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
off(Adverb)
Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
off(Adjective)
inoperative, disabled
All the lights are off.
off(Adjective)
rancid, rotten
This milk is off!
off(Adjective)
in, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman
off(Adjective)
Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
sales are off this quarter
off(Adjective)
Circumstanced.
off(Adjective)
Started on the way.
off(Preposition)
Out of the possession of.
He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him.
off(Preposition)
Away from or not on.
He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.; Keep off the grass.
off(Preposition)
Disconnected or subtracted from.
We've been off the grid for three days now.; He took 20% off the list price.
off(Preposition)
Distant from.
We're just off the main road.; The island is 23 miles off the cape.
off(Preposition)
No longer wanting or taking.
He's been off his feed since Tuesday.; He's off his meds again.

Translations for off

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

off(adverb)

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.

af, wegAfrikaans
بَعيداArabic
отдалечаванеBulgarian
foraPortuguese (BR)
pryčCzech
weg, abGerman
væk; afDanish
από, μακριά από, κάτω απόGreek
fueraSpanish
minema,äraEstonian
دور ازFarsi
poisFinnish
(pas d'équivalent français) Il est parti; Elle se fait couper les cheveux; Les vacances sont dans une semaine; Elle a enlevé son manteauFrench
לָלֶכֶת, לְהוֹרִיד, לִפשוֹטHebrew
से, दूर, हटकरHindi
daljeCroatian
el-; le-Hungarian
menjauhIndonesian
í burt, af, úrIcelandic
via, lontanoItalian
離れてJapanese
(시간, 공간적으로) 떨어져서Korean
nu-Lithuanian
prom; attālu; nostLatvian
(not translated)Malay
weg, af, uitDutch
av sted, unna; vekk, avNorwegian
z, odPolish
دور ازPersian
لرى لهPashto
foraPortuguese
прочьRussian
prečSlovak
stranSlovenian
dalekoSerbian
i väg, av, bortaSwedish
ออกจากThai
uzak, uzağa, uzaktaTurkish
離開Chinese (Trad.)
вказує на відхід, відбуттяUkrainian
دور، الگ، جدا، خاليUrdu
khỏi, đứt rờiVietnamese
离开Chinese (Simp.)