Définitions
1.AdverbIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point."He drove off in a cloud of smoke."
2.AdverbInto a state of non-operation or non-existence."Please switch off the light when you leave.; The dinosaurs died off long ago."
3.AdverbSo as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated."He bit off the end of the carrot.; Some branches were sawn off.; Please take your clothes off so that I can examine you."
4.AdverbOffstage."noises off"
5.AdverbUsed 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.
6.AdjectiveInoperative, disabled."All the lights are off."
7.AdjectiveCancelled; not happening."The party's off because the hostess is sick."
8.AdjectiveNot 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."
9.AdjectiveDenoting 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.; The guitar isn't tuned properly. The bottom E is off.; I felt that his comments were a bit off.; sales are off this quarter; This milk is off!"
10.AdjectiveNot 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.; The guitar isn't tuned properly. The bottom E is off."
11.AdjectiveInappropriate; untoward."I felt that his comments were a bit off."
12.AdjectiveLess than normal, in temperament or in result."sales are off this quarter"
13.AdjectiveDesignating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.
14.AdjectiveRancid, rotten, gone bad."This milk is off!"
15.AdjectiveDisgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.
16.AdjectiveCircumstanced."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?"
17.AdjectiveStarted 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."
18.AdjectiveFar; 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"
19.AdjectiveTemporarily not attending a usual place, such as work or school, especially owing to illness or holiday."John's off today. He's back on Wednesday."
20.AdjectiveDesignating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent."He took an off day for fishing. an off year in politics; the off season"
21.AdjectivePresently unavailable."I'll have the chicken please. — Sorry, chicken's off today."
22.AdjectiveOn the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left)."The off front wheel came loose."
23.AdjectiveIn, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
24.AdjectiveOffsuit.
25.PrepositionNot positioned upon, or away from a position upon."He's off the roof now.; I took it off the table.; Keep off the grass."
26.PrepositionDetached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to."The phone is off the hook; The coat fell off the peg.; He was thrown off the team for cheating.; We've been off the grid for three days now.; We're off their radar.; He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone."
27.PrepositionOutside the area or region of."The suspect is now believed to be off the campus.; I couldn't see what it said because the line of text ran off the page."
28.PrepositionTemporarily not attending (a usual place), especially owing to illness or holiday."off work; off school"
29.PrepositionUsed to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via."His office is off this corridor on the right.; We're just off the main road.; Look! There's a UFO off our left wing!; The island is 23 miles off the cape."
30.PrepositionUsed to express location at sea relative to land or mainland."The island is 23 miles off the cape."
31.PrepositionRemoved or subtracted from."There's 20% off the list price."
32.PrepositionNo longer wanting or taking."He's been off his feed since Tuesday.; He's off his meds again."
33.PrepositionOut of the possession of."He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him."
34.PrepositionPlaced after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering."I'd like to re-order those printer cartridges, let's say 5-off."
35.PrepositionUnder the influence of."The guy was off a perc."
36.PrepositionAs a result of."The team won off a late-game fumble by an opposing player.; The economy is rising off the strength of the tech sector."
37.VerbTo kill.
38.VerbTo switch off."Can you off the light?"
39.NounBeginning; starting point."He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."