off
preposition/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example take something off something is in the phrasal verb section at take.- down or away from a place; at a distance in space or time
- I fell off the ladder.
- Keep off the grass!
- an island off the coast of Spain
- They were still 100 metres off the summit.
- Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure.
- We're getting right off the subject.
- used to say that something has been removed
- You need to take the top off the bottle first!
- I want about an inch off the back of my hair.
- away from work or duty
- He's had ten days off school.
- away from a price
- They knocked £500 off the car.
- leading away from something, for example a road or room
- We live off Main Street.
- There's a bathroom off the main bedroom.
- (informal) from a person or place
- I got this off a website somewhere.
- off of(non-standard or North American English, informal) off; from
- She jumped off of the wall.
- I got it off of my brother.
- not wanting or liking something that you usually eat or use
- I'm off (= not drinking) alcohol for a week.
- He's finally off drugs (= he no longer takes them).
Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).
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