Meaning

19 senses
  1. (intransitive)To explode.

    The bomb went off right after the president left his office.

    explodieren

    взрыва́тьсяvzryvátʹsja, взорва́тьсяvzorvátʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To fire, especially accidentally.

    The gun went off during their struggle.

  3. (figuratively, intransitive)To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.

    It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station.

    When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.

    взрыва́тьсяvzryvátʹsja, взорва́тьсяvzorvátʹsja, зли́тьсяzlítʹsja

  4. (intransitive)To begin clanging or making noise.

    The alarm will go off at six a.m.

    Just after he spotted the first plane on the horizon, sirens started to go off around the city.

    звуча́тьzvučátʹ, зазвуча́тьzazvučátʹ, раздава́тьсяrazdavátʹsja

  5. (intransitive)To stop operating; to switch off.

    We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off.

    stop running, functioning, or operating

  6. (intransitive)Of dairy cattle, to stop producing milk.

  7. (intransitive)To depart; to leave.

    Having sated her appetite, she went off in search of a place to sleep.

    I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word.

    уезжа́тьujezžátʹ, уе́хатьujéxatʹ, уходи́тьuxodítʹ

  8. (Australia, Canada, UK, intransitive)To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.

    Bugger—the milk's gone off already!

    schlecht werden, sauer werden, ranzig werden

    по́ртитьсяpórtitʹsja, испо́ртитьсяispórtitʹsja

  9. (transitive)To like gradually less.

    Ever since falling off her bike, she's gone off cycling to work.

    We needed a vet visit because some of the cattle had gone off their feed.

  10. (UK, intransitive)To cure; to set.

    I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so.

  11. (intransitive)To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.

    The party went off very well.

  12. (slang)To ejaculate; to orgasm.

Examples

339 sentences
  1. We heard the bomb go off.

    Ми чули, як вибухнула бомба.

    ruМы слышали, как взорвалась бомба.

    deWir hörten die Bombe explodieren.

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  2. My alarm clock didn't go off this morning.

    Цього ранку мій будильник не задзвонив.

    ruМой будильник не сработал этим утром.

    deMein Wecker hat heute Morgen nicht geklingelt.

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  3. Even though the alarm clock went off, I didn't wake up.

    Хоча задзвонив будильник, я не прокинувся.

    deObwohl der Wecker klingelte, bin ich nicht aufgewacht.

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  4. We're going to set off at four.

    Ми збираємося їхати о четвертій.

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  5. The alarm went off.

    Задзвонив будильник.

    ruСработала сигнализация.

    deDer Wecker klingelte.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
explode:
become very angry:
begin making noise:
depart; leave:
putrefy; become inedible:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
explode:
putrefy; become inedible:

Forms

goes off, going off, went off, gone off
Base formgo off · to go off
3rd person singulargoes off
Present participlegoing off
Past simplewent off
Past participlegone off

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo off
he, she, itgoes off

Past simpleLesson

all personswent off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone off
he, she, ithas gone off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go off

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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