off
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference pointIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
» An apple fell off the tree.
Ein Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
С дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
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6 senses(not comparable)In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
weg, davon
вонvon, прочьpročʹ, доло́йdolój
(not comparable)Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
Please switch off the light when you leave.
The dinosaurs died off long ago.
aus
ис-is-, из-iz-
(not comparable)So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
He bit off the end of the carrot.
Some branches were sawn off.
(not comparable)Specifying the number of some item in bills, parts lists, etc.
3 off 20 amp fuses
(not comparable)Offstage.
noises off
(not comparable)Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
- no longer on or in contact or attached
- at a distance in space or time
- from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
Examples
12925 sentencesAn apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко. — ascolto
ruС дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum. — Manfredo
Can I turn off the TV?
Можна я вимкну телевізор? — deniko
ruМожно мне выключить телевизор? — Tonari
deKann ich den Fernseher ausmachen? — MUIRIEL
Start reading where you left off.
Починай читати там, де ти зупинився. — ChickenKiev
ruНачни читать с того места, где остановился. — marafon
deFang dort an zu lesen, wo du aufgehört hast. — flitz
Did you turn off the gas?
Ти вимкнув газ? — deniko
ruТы выключил газ? — Selena777
deHast du das Gas abgedreht? — Esperantostern
I didn't turn off the light.
Я не вимкнув світло. — shanghainese
ruЯ не погасил свет. — Maksimo
deIch habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English of, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West GFrom 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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