What is the meaning of off?

verb

adjective

  • Not in operation or operational.
    • usage: "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
  • Below a satisfactory level.
    • usage: "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
  • Of events. ( no longer planned or scheduled)
    • usage: "the wedding is definitely off"
  • In an unpalatable state.
    • usage: "sour milk"
  • Not performing or scheduled for duties.
    • usage: "He's off every Tuesday"

adverb

  • From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete. )
    • usage: "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"
  • At a distance in space or time)
    • usage: "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away. "; "away back in the 18th century"
  • No longer on or in contact or attached.
    • usage: "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
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APAWordNet. (2010). off. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/off/definitions/1179690
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MLAWordNet. "off" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/off/definitions/1179690>
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