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OFF definition: 1. away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time: 2. used with…. Learn more.
1. 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.
Off definition: so as to be no longer supported or attached. See examples of OFF used in a sentence.
The adverb off means away or distant. You might run off from the dinner table after an argument with your family about what to watch on TV later. You might dash off, moving away from where you started, or turn off your original route during a trip.
1. a (1) : from a place or position. march off. specifically : away from land. ship stood off to sea. (2) : at a distance in space or time. stood 10 paces off. a long way off. b. : from a course : aside. turned off into a bypath. specifically : away from the wind. The ship eased off a point or two. c. : into an unconscious state. dozed off. 2. a.
OFF definition: 1. not touching or connected to something or not on a surface: 2. away from a place or position…. Learn more.
1. preposition A2. If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk. I took the key for the room off a rack above her head. Hugh wiped the rest of the blood off his face with his handkerchief. Off is also an adverb.
off. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Employment, Trade off1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ S1 W1 adverb, preposition, adjective 1 away from a place He got into his car and drove off. Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation.
Off Definition. ôf, ŏf. offs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adverb. Adjective. Preposition. Idiom. Filter. adverb. From a place or position. He walked off in a huff. American Heritage. So as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc. To move off, to ward off. Webster's New World.
off /ɒf/ prep. 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. 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.
