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Definition of off verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

off

verb
 
/ɒf/
 
/ɔːf/
(informal, especially North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they off
 
/ɒf/
 
/ɔːf/
he / she / it offs
 
/ɒfs/
 
/ɔːfs/
past simple offed
 
/ɒft/
 
/ɔːft/
past participle offed
 
/ɒft/
 
/ɔːft/
-ing form offing
 
/ˈɒfɪŋ/
 
/ˈɔːfɪŋ/
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  1. off somebody to kill somebody
    Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).
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