go off

verb

1. adverb (of power, a water supply, etc) to cease to be available, running, or functioning

   the lights suddenly went off

2. adverb to be discharged or activated; explode
3. adverb to occur as specified

   the meeting went off well

4. to leave (a place)

   the actors went off stage

5. adverb (of a sensation) to gradually cease to be felt or perceived
6. adverb to fall asleep
7. adverb to enter a specified state or condition

   she went off into hysterics

8. adverbfoll bywith to abscond (with)
9. adverb (of concrete, mortar, etc) to harden
10. informal.
    adverb (of food, milk, etc) to become stale or rotten
11. informal.
    preposition to cease to like

    she went off him after their marriage

12. informal.
    adverb to become bad-tempered
13. slang.
    adverb to have an orgasm
14. slang.
    adverb (of premises) to be raided by the police
15. slang.
    adverb (of a racehorse) to win a fixed race
16. slang.
    adverb to be stolen

Example Sentences

When they go off-book, as it's known in Hollywood parlance, all bets are off.

From The Daily Beast

Stalin retired to his bedroom after telling his bodyguards that they could go off-duty, specifying that they were not to wake him.

From The Daily Beast

Retired floor salesman Steve Sacks put in a plea for the first family to go off-script.

From The Daily Beast

OK, but at any point you want to go off-the-record let me know.

From The Daily Beast

Mapihaw ku ug mutaas ang núta, I go off-key on the high notes.

From Project Gutenberg

An' from the very fust go-off they tuk their cue an' stuck to it.

From Project Gutenberg

I knew right away this meant I was going to have to go off-Earth again.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, one gentleman isn't bound to fly into the arms of another gentleman first go-off.

From Project Gutenberg

Then they tried it on the high bars, and the new man stuck right at the go-off.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blow
• blow up
• burst
• detonate
• happen
• occur
• take place