off
[ɔːf]
Definition:
1. Not in operation or operational.
2. Away from a place; at a distance in space or time.
3. Below a satisfactory level.
'off' example sentence:
- He peeled off his shirt.
- Why not take a few days off?
- Kelly finished off his coffee.
- He never takes any time off.
- Summer's not far off now.
- She brushed him off impatiently.
- September was a long way off.
- The lid won't come off.
- That mark won't come off.
- They were off-screen lovers.
- He ripped off his tie.
- The car moved off jerkily.
- Windows are usually sealed off.
- Sarah's off in India somewhere.
- Suddenly the lights went off.
- The meeting went off well.
- Cars are checked as they come off the production line.
- No, you're way off the mark.
- He cut himself off from all human contact.
- The police cordoned everything off.
- You've left off a zero.
- Some of his ideas are really off the wall.
- Hang on tight. We're off!
- They backed off in horror.
- I'm off duty.
- He shrugged off the criticism.
- Kevin shrugged off his jacket.
- They're ready for the off.
- Please turn the television off before you go to bed.
- Who turned the heating off?
- The computer system was switched off in error.
- Some people don't know when they're well off.
- I've got my own room so I'm well off.
- Just get off my back, will you!
- Her voice trailed off ineffectually.
- He was put off science by bad teaching.
- What turns teenagers off science?
- The accident put her off driving for life.
- The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
- He clicked off the radio.
- He took off his glasses.
- I told him right off what I thought of him.
- A week off would give him time for reflection.
- She's better off without him.
- Families will be better off under the new law.
- The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one.
- The sun was already up when they set off.
- The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
- That incident sparked it off.
- They've switched off the power.
- Who would like to lead off the debate?
- The wedding is off.
- I need about an hour to finish off this report.
- The effects of the drug will soon wear off.
- The playing area was marked off with a white line.
- A solution is still some way off.
- Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure.