off · adv
off (NOT AT WORK)
A2 not at work
Dictionary examples:
I'm off today, so I'm having a pajama party with my cat. (0.0)
I'm off for a week, trying to teach my cat to speak English. (0.0)
He's off for a week, trying to teach his goldfish to dance. (0.0)
She was off last week. (7.1)
I'm going to take some time off to work on my house. (25.2)
I had six weeks off when my son was born. (39.0)
off (REMOVED)
A2 used with actions in which something is removed or removes itself from another thing
Dictionary examples:
I tried to take my tight shoes off, but fell over! (0.0)
The boy's pants fell off during the school play! (0.0)
The waiter took the lid off my soup and found a fly! (0.0)
Take your jacket off. (12.9)
She had all her hair cut off. (20.7)
One of my buttons came off. (22.4)
I left the lid off. (29.4)
off (NOT OPERATING)
A2 not operating or being used
Dictionary examples:
I turned my alarm clock off, but it still woke me up! (0.0)
The air conditioner is off, but I'm still freezing! (0.0)
The TV is off, but my dad still watches it. (0.0)
Make sure the computers are turned off before you go home. (21.4)
off (AWAY FROM)
B1 away from a place or position
Dictionary examples:
The clown's wig flew off when he sneezed, landing on the birthday cake! (0.0)
The cat jumped off the sofa and landed in my soup bowl! (0.0)
The balloon floated off with my hat. Now I'm bald and hatless! (0.0)
She's off to Canada next week. (10.5)
Keep off the grass. (13.5)
"Is Kara still here?" "You missed her - she just drove off." (15.6)
Keep the dog on the leash or he'll just run off. (54.0)
I'm off to the grocery store. (55.1)
off (LESS MONEY)
B1 If a price has a certain amount of money off, it costs that much less than the usual price.
Dictionary examples:
Buy one sock, get the second 100% off. What a deal! (0.0)
The store offers 50% off if you wear a banana costume. (0.0)
The pizza place offers 20% off if you order while doing a handstand. (0.0)
There's 40% off this week on all winter coats. (15.9)
You can get some money off if you pay cash. (21.1)
There was $40 or $50 off most jackets in the store. (32.1)
off (DISTANCE/TIME)
C1 far in distance or time
Dictionary examples:
My vacation seems a long way off. (15.3)
The wedding is so far off, I'm not even thinking about it yet. (24.3)
You can see the city off in the distance. (25.6)