English dictionary
off
adjectivePronunciation
ɒf
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not performing or scheduled for duties
adjective
- not in operation or operational
adjective
- (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
adjective
- below a satisfactory level
adjective
- in an unpalatable state
adverb
- no longer on or in contact or attached
adverb
- from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
adverb
- at a distance in space or time
verb
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
Example sentences
He's off every Tuesday
the oven is off
the lights are off
the wedding is definitely off
an off year for tennis
his performance was off
sour milk
clean off the dirt
he shaved off his mustache
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
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered