Définitions
1.VerbTo explode."The bomb went off right after the president left his office."
2.VerbTo fire, especially accidentally."The gun went off during their struggle."
3.VerbTo 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."
4.VerbTo 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."
5.VerbTo stop operating; to switch off."We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off."
6.VerbTo 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."
7.VerbTo putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way."Bugger—the milk's gone off already!"
8.VerbTo 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."
9.VerbTo 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."
10.VerbTo pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen."The party went off very well."
11.VerbTo ejaculate; to orgasm.
12.VerbTo perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement."Go off, queen!"
13.VerbTo follow or extrapolate from something; to assume as true or to judge by."Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee."
14.VerbTo fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die."One day I'll go off, but until then, I'm in charge around here."
15.VerbTo get married."We can only hope she'll go off soon."
16.VerbTo be spent, disbursed or used up."All his money goes off as soon as he earns it."
17.VerbTo rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize."They went off about all the problems around here."
18.VerbTo fight or attack.