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      • away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time: He drove off at the most incredible speed. Keep the dog on the lead or he'll just run off. Someone ran off with (= took) my pen.
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  2. In this post, I’ll teach you 74 common idioms and phrasal verbs with OFF. Learn the meaning and see the idioms used in real, natural example sentences. A Chip Off The Old Block. All Bets are Off. As Easy as Falling Off a log. Back Off. Bake/Cook Off. BE Off. Bite Off More Than One Can Chew.

  3. Phrasal verbs with 'off' - back off, call off, lay off, live off, pay off, set off, show off, take off, tell off, etc. with their meaning and an example of use.

  4. Jan 21, 2021 · One example of a phrasal verb is “go off.” Phrasal verbs usually have idiomatic meanings. In other words, the verb and particle together mean something different from what each individual word...

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    This article provides information about the word "off" including its various meanings, uses, and examples in different contexts such as driving off, taking something off, being well-off or badly-off etc. It also includes information on how to use it as a preposition and adjective. The article also mentions the pronunciation of this word and its mea...

    The article explains the different meanings and uses of "off" as an adverb. Examples include driving off at high speed, going off to Canada, and keeping off the grass.

    The article explains the different meanings and uses of "off" as a preposition. Examples include being a long way off from a target, living just off the main road, and getting some money off for paying cash.

    The article explains the different meanings and uses of "off" as an adjective. Examples include having an off day, being well-off or badly-off financially, and sales being down this month.

    The article briefly mentions other ways that "off" is used in English including meaning near to or leaving a place (near to), starting immediately (from the off), not working (on duty), leaving (離開) or departing (离开).

  5. Here follows a list of phrasal verbs with off, with the definition and an example of each: Back off: withdraw from. “A guy talked to me at the disco. But I backed off because he had strange hair.” Burn off: used specially when reducing fat through exercise. “Long distance running is an excellent way to burn off fat.”

  6. Definition of off adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. preposition. /ɒf/. /ɔːf/. For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example take something off something is in the phrasal verb section at take. down or away from a place; at a distance in space or time. I fell off the ladder.