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| 1. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] from a particular thing or place or position | |
| Synonyms: | away forth | |
| Examples: | "ran away from the lion" wanted to get away from there" "sent the children away to boarding school" "went off to school" "they drove off" (`forth' is obsolete as in "go forth and preach") |
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| Related terms: | archaism | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] at a distance in space or time | |
| Synonyms: | away | |
| Examples: | "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)" "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)" "away back in the 18th century" |
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| 4. | [ adverb ] no longer on or in contact or attached | |
| Examples: | "clean off the dirt" "he shaved off his mustache" |
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| 5. | [ adjective ] not in operation or operational | |
| Examples: | "the oven is off" "the lights are off" |
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| Related terms: | on disconnected | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] below a satisfactory level | |
| Examples: | "an off year for tennis" "his performance was off" |
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| Related terms: | unsatisfactory | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] not performing or scheduled for duties | |
| Synonyms: | off_duty off-duty | |
| Examples: | "He's off every Tuesday" "he was off duty when it happened" "an off-duty policeman" |
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| Related terms: | inactive | |
| 8. | [ interjection ] interjection, asking for other participants to leave or begin | |
| Synonyms: | let's_go | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] in an unpalatable state | |
| Synonyms: | turned sour | |
| Examples: | "sour milk" |
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| Related terms: | soured | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | |
| Synonyms: | cancelled | |
| Examples: | "the wedding is definitely off" |
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| Related terms: | on | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] not performing or scheduled for duties | |
| Synonyms: | off-duty off_duty | |
| Examples: | "He's off every Tuesday" "he was off duty when it happened" "an off-duty policeman" |
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| Related terms: | inactive | |
| Similar spelling: |
of Ofo |
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