Meaning

18 senses
  1. (predicative)Inoperative, disabled.

    All the lights are off.

    вы́ключенныйvýključennyj, выкл.vykl.

  2. (predicative)Cancelled; not happening.

    The party's off because the hostess is sick.

  3. Not fitted; not being worn.

    Your feet will feel better once those tight boots are off.

    The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off.

  4. Denoting something faulty, unsatisfactory, objectionable etc.

    Not correct; not properly formed; not logical, harmonious, etc.

    This calculation is off: the numbers don't add up.

    Is it right to say 'the amount of cars'? It sounds off to me.

  5. (predicative)Inappropriate; untoward.

    I felt that his comments were a bit off.

  6. Less than normal, in temperament or in result.

    sales are off this quarter

  7. Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.

  8. (UK)Rancid, rotten, gone bad.

    This milk is off!

    ranzig, schlecht, verdorben

    испо́рченныйispórčennyj, несве́жийnesvéžij, гнило́йgnilój

  9. (Australia, broadly, slang)Disgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.

  10. (usually)Circumstanced.

    Our family used to be well off; now we're very badly off.

    How are you off for milk? Shall I get you some more from the shop?

  11. Started on the way.

    off to see the wizard

    And they're off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose.

  12. Far; off to the side.

    He took me down the corridor and into an off room.

    the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse

More definitions
  • not performing or scheduled for duties
  • not in operation or operational
  • (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
  • below a satisfactory level

Examples

12925 sentences
  1. An apple fell off the tree.

    З яблуні впало яблуко.

    ruС дерева упало яблоко.

    deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum.

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  2. Can I turn off the TV?

    Можна я вимкну телевізор?

    ruМожно мне выключить телевизор?

    deKann ich den Fernseher ausmachen?

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  3. Start reading where you left off.

    Починай читати там, де ти зупинився.

    ruНачни читать с того места, где остановился.

    deFang dort an zu lesen, wo du aufgehört hast.

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  4. Did you turn off the gas?

    Ти вимкнув газ?

    ruТы выключил газ?

    deHast du das Gas abgedreht?

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  5. I didn't turn off the light.

    Я не вимкнув світло.

    ruЯ не погасил свет.

    deIch habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
inoperative, disabled:
rotten:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rotten:

Origin

From Middle English of, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West G

From Middle English of, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“from, off, back”). Doublet of of.

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Forms

more off, most off
Comparativemore off Lesson
Superlativemost off Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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