What does off mean in English? Meaning of off definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "off": kill intentionally and with premeditation
Verb
Meaning: kill intentionally and with premeditationExample: The mafia boss ordered his enemies murderedSynonyms: bump off
dispatch
hit
murder
off
polish off
remove
slayHyponyms: burke
executeHypernyms: killMeaning of "off": not in operation or operational
Adjective
Meaning: not in operation or operationalExample: the oven is off
the lights are offSynonyms: offAntonyms: onSimilar: disconnectedMeaning of "off": from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
Adverb
Meaning: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)Example: ran away from the lion
wanted to get away from there
sent the children away to boarding school
the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
went off to school
they drove off
go forth and preachSynonyms: away
forth
offMeaning of "off": below a satisfactory level
Adjective
Meaning: below a satisfactory levelExample: an off year for tennis
his performance was offSynonyms: offSimilar: unsatisfactoryMeaning of "off": at a distance in space or time
Adverb
Meaning: at a distance in space or timeExample: the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th centurySynonyms: away
offMeaning of "off": (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
Adjective
Meaning: (of events) no longer planned or scheduledExample: the wedding is definitely offSynonyms: cancelled
offAntonyms: onMeaning of "off": no longer on or in contact or attached
Adverb
Meaning: no longer on or in contact or attachedExample: clean off the dirt
he shaved off his mustacheSynonyms: offMeaning of "off": in an unpalatable state
Adjective
Meaning: in an unpalatable stateExample: sour milkSynonyms: off
sour
turnedSimilar: souredMeaning of "off": not performing or scheduled for duties
Adjective
Meaning: not performing or scheduled for dutiesExample: He's off every TuesdaySynonyms: offSimilar: inactiveAdjective: In a direction away from the speaker or object. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or […] . And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness. He drove off in a cloud of smoke.1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or […] . And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence. Please switch off the light when you leave. die offSo as to be removed or separated. He bit off more than he could chew. Some branches were sawn off.Synonyms:
outside, absent, slight, slim, finished, postponed, inoperative, negligible, slender, small, unavailable, canceled, not employed, not on duty, on vacation, slack, quiet, disappointing, sour, displeasing, bad, poor, putrid, rancid, rotten, substandard, unsatisfactory, low-quality, disheartening, decomposed, turned, mortifying, not up to par, not up to snuff, unrewarding, elsewhere, ahead, far, over, aside, below, out, absent, vanishing, removed, above, afar, behind, beneath, beside, divergent, up front, disappearing, away from, farther away, gone away, in the distance, not here, to one side, turning aside,
Antonyms:
here, present, on, here, present, on, here, close, present,
