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off

(ôf, ŏf)

adv.

1. From a place or position: He walked off in a huff.

a. At a certain distance in space or time: a mile off; a week off.

b. From a given course or route; aside: The car swerved off into a ditch.

c. Into a state of unconsciousness: I must have dozed off.

a. So as to be no longer on, attached, or connected: He shaved off his mustache.

b. So as to be divided: We marked off the playing field by yards.

4. So as to be no longer continuing, operating, or functioning: She switched off the radio.

5. So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated: Will the cats kill off the mice?

6. So as to be in a state of sudden violent or loud activity: The firecracker went off. The alarm went off.

7. So as to be smaller, fewer, or less: Sales dropped off.

8. So as to be away from or not engaged in work or duty: They took a day off.

9. Offstage.

adj.

a. Distant or removed; farther: the off side of the barn.

b. Remote; slim: stopped by on the off chance that they're home.

2. Not on, attached, or connected: with my shoes off.

3. Not operating or operational: The oven is off.

4. No longer taking place; canceled: The wedding is off.

5. Slack: Production was off this year.

a. Not up to standard; below a normal or satisfactory level: Your pitching is off today.

b. Not accurate; incorrect: Your statistical results are off.

c. Somewhat crazy; eccentric: I think that person is a little off.

7. Started on the way; going: I'm off to see the president.

a. Absent, away from, or not engaged in work or duty: She's off every Tuesday.

b. Spent away from work or duty: My off day is Saturday.

a. Being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.

b. Being the animal or vehicle on the right.

10. Nautical Farthest from the shore; seaward.

11. Sports Toward or designating the side of the field facing the batsman in cricket.

12. Off-color.

prep.

1. So as to be removed or distant from: The bird hopped off the branch.

2. Away or relieved from: off duty.

a. By consuming: living off locusts and honey.

b. With the means provided by: living off my pension.

c. Informal From: "What else do you want off me?" (Jimmy Breslin).

4. Extending or branching out from: an artery off the heart.

5. Not up to the usual standard of: off his game.

6. So as to abstain from: went off narcotics.

7. Nautical To seaward of: a mile off Sandy Hook.

v. offed, off·ing, offs

v.intr.

To go away; leave: Off or I'll call the police.

Idiom:

off and on

In an intermittent manner: slept off and on last night.

Usage Note: The compound preposition off of is generally regarded as informal and is best avoided in formal speech and writing: He stepped off (not off of) the platform. Off is informal as well when used to indicate a source. Formal style requires I borrowed it from (not off) my brother.

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off

(ɒf)

prep

1. used to indicate actions in which contact is absent or rendered absent, as between an object and a surface: to lift a cup off the table.

2. used to indicate the removal of something that is or has been appended to or in association with something else: to take the tax off potatoes.

3. out of alignment with: we are off course.

4. situated near to or leading away from: just off the High Street.

5. not inclined towards: I'm off work; I've gone off you.

adv

6. (particle) so as to be deactivated or disengaged: turn off the radio.

7. (particle)

a. so as to get rid of: sleep off a hangover.

b. so as to be removed from, esp as a reduction: he took ten per cent off.

8. spent away from work or other duties: take the afternoon off.

a. on a trip, journey, or race: I saw her off at the station.

b. (particle) so as to be completely absent, used up, or exhausted: this stuff kills off all vermin.

10. (Nautical Terms) out from the shore or land: the ship stood off.

11.

a. out of contact; at a distance: the ship was 10 miles off.

b. out of the present location: the girl ran off.

12. away in the future: August is less than a week off.

13. (particle) so as to be no longer taking place: the match has been rained off.

14. (particle) removed from contact with something, as clothing from the body: the girl took all her clothes off.

15. (Theatre) offstage: noises off.

16. (Commerce) commerce (used with a preceding number) indicating the number of items required or produced: please supply 100 off.

17. off and on on and off occasionally; intermittently: he comes here off and on.

18. off with (interjection) a command, often peremptory, or an exhortation to remove or cut off (something specified): off with his head; off with that coat, my dear.

adj

19. not on; no longer operative: the off position on the dial.

20. (postpositive) not or no longer taking place; cancelled or postponed: the meeting is off.

21. in a specified condition regarding money, provisions, etc: well off; how are you off for bread?.

22. unsatisfactory or disappointing: his performance was rather off; an off year for good tennis.

23. (postpositive) in a condition as specified: I'd be better off without this job.

24. (postpositive) no longer on the menu; not being served at the moment: sorry, love, haddock is off.

25. (postpositive) (of food or drink) having gone bad, sour, etc: this milk is off.

(Cricket) cricket

a. the part of the field on that side of the pitch to which the batsman presents his bat when taking strike: thus for a right-hander, off is on the right-hand side. Compare leg¹³

b. (in combination) a fielding position in this part of the field: mid-off.

c. (as modifier): the off stump.

(tr) to kill (someone)

[originally variant of of; fully distinguished from it in the 17th century]

Usage: In standard English, off is not followed by of: he stepped off (not off of) the platform

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off

(ɔf, ɒf)
adv.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. out of operation: Turn the lights off.

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

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

12. completely; utterly: to cut off communications.

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

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

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

prep.

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

17. deviating from: to be off course.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. by means of: living off his parents.

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

adj.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. (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 (opposed to near): the off side; the off horse.

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

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

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

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

42. the state or fact of being off.

43. Cricket. the off side.

v.i.

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

v.t.

45. Slang. to kill; slay.

Idioms:

1. off and on, with intervals between; intermittently: to work off and on. Also, on and off.

2. off of, off: Take your feet off of the table!

3. off with,

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

b. cut off: Off with his head!

[orig. stressed variant of of¹]

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.

-off

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

off.

1. offered.

2. office.

3. officer.

4. official.

off

You use off as a preposition or adverb to say that something is removed from an object or surface.

He took his hand off her arm.

I knocked the clock off the bedside table.

The paint was peeling off.

Off is also used as an adverb to say that someone leaves a place.

The sailors ran off.

He started the motor and drove off immediately.

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off

Part of the field to which the batsman presents the bat when taking strike; i.e., the right-hand side for a right-hander.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	off - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" bump off, murder, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
Adj.	1.	off - not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" on - in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
	2.	off - below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
	3.	off - (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" cancelled on - (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night"
	4.	off - in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" turned, sour soured - having turned bad
	5.	off - not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday" inactive - not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
Adv.	1.	off - 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" away, forth archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	off - 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" away
	3.	off - no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

off

adjective

3. bad, rotten, rancid, mouldy, high, turned, spoiled, sour, decayed, decomposed, putrid Food starts to smell when it goes off.

4. unacceptable, poor, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, second-rate, shoddy, displeasing, below par, mortifying, substandard, disheartening Coming home drunk like that - it's a bit off, isn't it?

off and on occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, now and then, irregularly, on occasion, now and again, periodically, once in a while, every so often, intermittently, at intervals, sporadically, every once in a while, (every) now and again We lived together, off and on, for two years.

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off

adjective

1. Characterized by reduced economic activity:

2. Containing an error or errors:

3. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:

brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.

Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

verb

Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:

Translations

بعيد بعيدابَعيدابَعيدا عنفي عُطْلَه، خارِج العَمَل

správným směremvypnutýz

afdårligfærdigfrafri

poispois päältäpoissa-staulos

sugašen

elzárvakikapcsolvale-

á réttri/rangri leiîaf, úraf, útafaflÿstalgerlega

･･･を離れて切れて

...에서 떨어져꺼진

artimiausioje ateityjeatšaukiamasbalsvasbe ceremonijųdešinys

atceltsatsauktsattālubrīvdienābrīvs

zrušený

izklopljenproststran

avbort

ไม่ทำงานออกจาก

khỏitắt

off

[ɒf]

When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty/work, far off, look up the other word.

A. ADVERB

4. (= departing) to be off → irse, marcharse
it's time I was off → es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off → tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off → me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris → me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? → ¿a dónde te vas?
she's off at 4 → sale del trabajo a las 4
be off! → ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! (race) → ¡ya salen!
he's off fishing → ha ido a pescar
off with you! (= go away) → ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) → ¡vete ya!
off we go! → ¡vamos!
he's off on his favourite subject again → está otra vez dale que dale con su tema favorito

6. (Elec, Mech, etc) to be off [apparatus, radio, TV, light] → estar apagado; [tap] → estar cerrado; [water etc] → estar cortado; [brake] → no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] → estar parado

B. ADJECTIVE

1. (Brit) (= bad) to be off [fish, yoghurt, meat] → estar malo or pasado; [milk] → estar cortado

4. (for money, supplies, time)
how are you off for money? → ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
how are you off for bread? → ¿qué tal andas de pan?
how are we off for time? → ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
see also badly 6
see also better B
see also well-off

6. (Elec, Mech etc) in the off position → en posición de apagado

E. INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) (= leave) → largarse

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off

[ˈɒf]

prep

(= absent from)
She's off school today → Elle n'est pas à l'école aujourd'hui.

[+ drugs, drink] to be off drugs → avoir arrêté la drogue
She's off drugs and writing a novel → Elle a arrêté la drogue et écrit un roman. day off workoff-air [ˌɒfˈɛə^r] adj → hors antenneoff air adv → hors antenne

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off

adv

(distance) the house is 5 km off → das Haus ist 5 km entfernt; some way off (from here) → in einiger Entfernung (von hier); it’s a long way off → das ist weit weg; (time) → das liegt in weiter Ferne; August isn’t/the exams aren’t very far off → es ist nicht mehr lang bis August/bis zu den Prüfungen; Christmas is only a week off → es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten; noises off (Theat) → Geräusche pl → hinter den Kulissen

(departure) to be/go off → gehen; he’s off to school → er ist zur Schule gegangen; (be) off with you! → fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!; off with him! → fort or weg mit ihm!; I must be off → ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg (inf); it’s time I was off → es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe; where are you off to? → wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf); off we go! → los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf); he’s off playing tennis every evening → er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen; they’re off (Sport) → sie sind vom Start; she’s off again (inf: = complaining etc) → sie legt schon wieder los (inf)

(removal) he had his coat off → er hatte den Mantel aus; he helped me off with my coat → er half mir aus dem Mantel; with his shirt off → ohne Hemd; off with those wet clothes! → raus aus den nassen Kleidern!; the handle has come off → der Griff ist abgegangen; there are two buttons off → es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab (inf); off with his head! → herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!; he had the back of the TV off → er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen; the lid is off → der Deckel ist nicht drauf

(= not at work) to have time off to do something → (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun; I’ve got a day off → ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen); she’s nearly always off on Tuesdays → dienstags hat sie fast immer frei; to be off sick → wegen Krankheit fehlen

(in phrases) off and on, on and off → ab und zu, ab und an; it rained off and on → es regnete mit Unterbrechungen; right or straight off → gleich

prep

(indicating motion, removal etc) → von (+dat); he jumped off the roof → er sprang vom Dach; once you are off the premises → sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind; I got it off my friend (inf) → ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf); he borrowed money off his father (inf) → er lieh sich (dat) → von seinem Vater Geld; they dined off chicken → sie aßen Hühnchen; we live off cheese on toast → wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot; I’ll take something off the price for you → ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach; he got £2 off the shirt → er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger; the lid had been left off the tin → jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan; the coat has two buttons off it → am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe; which coat is that button off? → von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

off

off-beam

adj (inf) to be off (person, statement) → danebenliegen (inf)

off-Broadway

adj in New York außerhalb des Broadway aufgeführt/gelegen, → Off-Broadway-; off musical → Off-Broadway-Musical nt

adv in New York außerhalb des Broadway, → off-Broadway

off

off-campus

adj (Univ) activities → außerhalb der Universität; area → außerhalb des Universitätsgeländes; several colleges hold classes at off sites → mehrere Institute halten außerhalb des Universitätsgeländes Lehrveranstaltungen ab

adv → außerhalb des Universitätsgeländes

off-centre, (US) off-center

off-colour, (US) off-color

off

off-licence

n (Brit)

(= permit) → Lizenz f → zum Alkoholvertrieb or -verkauf, Alkohollizenz f

off-limits

adj attr, off limits

off-piste

adj, adv → abseits der Piste

off

offshoot

(fig) (of family) → Nebenlinie f; (of organization) → Nebenzweig m; (of discussion, action etc) → Randergebnis nt

offshore

adj

island → küstennah; wind → ablandig; oilfield, installations etc → im Meer; off drilling rig → Bohrinsel f; the off industry/business (= oil) → die Offshoreindustrie

(Fin: = abroad) investment, funds → im Ausland

off

off-the-peg

adj attr, off the peg

adj pred (Brit), off-the-rack

adj attr, off the rack

off-the-record

adj attr, off the record

off-the-shelf

adj attr

solution, computer, software etc → Standard-

off-the-wall

adj attr, off the wall

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off

(of) adverb

1. 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.

2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light.

3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today.

4. completely. Finish off your work.

5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently

6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off.

7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off.

8. cancelled. The marriage is off.

preposition

1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair.

2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food.

3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus.

ˌoff-ˈchance noun

a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.

ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective

not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning.

ˌoffˈhand adjective

acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour.

adverb

without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand.

ˌoffˈhandedly adverbˌoffˈhandedness nounˌoffˈshore adjective

1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells.

2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea.

ˌoffˈside adverb

(in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside.

adjective

(of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel.

ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective

not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress.

badly, well off

poor, rich. The family was quite well off.

be off with you!

go away!.

in the offing

about to happen. He has a new job in the offing.

off and on / on and off

sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club.

the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)

off-season rates.

off

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off

adv. fuera de aquí, lejos;

___ and on → a veces, a intervalos;

___ the record → confidencial;

v. [work]

to be ___ → ausente, [without work] sin trabajo;

the operation is ___ → se ha suspendido la operación;

to put ___ → aplazar, posponer, diferir;

to turn ___ → cerrar, apagar; int. ¡fuera!, ¡salga!, ¡sal!

off

prep (drugs, a medication, etc.) (ya) no usando, (ya) no tomando; How long have you been off heroin?..¿Hace cuánto que no usa heroína? …Are you off prednisone?..¿Ya no toma prednisona?