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[edit] English

Most common English words: things « left « part « #160: off » took » nothing » God

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off

  1. In a direction away from the speaker or object.
    He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
    The book fell off the table.
  2. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
    Please switch off the light when you leave.
    die off

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off

  1. inoperative, disabled
    All the lights are off.
  2. rotten
    This milk is off!
  3. (cricket) in, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman

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off

  1. from
    I took it off the table.; Come off the roof!
  2. Away from or not on.
    He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.; Keep off the grass.
  3. Disconnected or subtracted from.
    We've been off the grid for three days now.; He took 20% off the list price.
  4. Distant from.
    We're just off the main road.; The island is 23 miles off the cape.
  5. No longer wanting or taking
    He's been off his feed since Tuesday.; He's off his meds again.
  6. (engineering, when giving quantities, e.g. of machine parts) times
    Tantalum bar 6 off 3/8" Dia × 12" — Atom, Great Britain Atomic Energy Authority, 1972
    samples submitted … 12 off Thermistors type 1K3A531 … — BSI test report for shock and vibration testing, 2000

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to off

Third person singular
offs

Simple past
offed

Past participle
offed

Present participle
offing

to off (third-person singular simple present offs, present participle offing, simple past and past participle offed)

  1. (transitive) (slang) to kill
    He got in the way so I had him offed.
  2. (transitive) (Singapore) to switch off
    Can you off the light?

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off-licence, off-license, offie, offy

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