off
/ɔf/
preposition
- Used to indicate movement away from or removal from a surface or position.
- Please get off the grass.
- She fell off her bike.
- He wiped the dust off the shelf.
- Used to indicate a reduction in price or amount.
- You can get a discount off your next purchase.
- They took $5 off the original price.
- The store is offering 20% off all items.
- Not wanting or not doing something.
- I'm off coffee this week.
- He's off work with a cold.
- She's off sugar for health reasons.
adverb
- Away from a place or position.
- He drove off into the sunset.
- The cat jumped off the table.
- She walked off without saying goodbye.
- So as to be removed or separated.
- The paint started to peel off the wall.
- Please take your coat off.
- He cut a slice off the loaf of bread.
- Not operating or functioning.
- The alarm went off at six in the morning.
- The lights are off in the living room.
- Make sure the oven is off before you leave.
- At a distance in time or space.
- The exam is still a week off.
- Summer is not far off now.
- The ship was spotted a mile off the coast.
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adjective
- Not working or functioning; not in operation.
- The computer is off right now.
- All the machines are off during the holiday.
- The water supply is off due to repairs.
- Not correct or satisfactory; wrong.
- The milk smells off; don't drink it.
- His calculations were off by a few dollars.
- Something feels off about this situation.
- Not as good as usual; below standard.
- The team had an off day and lost the game.
- Her performance was off tonight.
- I'm feeling a bit off today.
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