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I . off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] PREP

1. off (apart from):

one metre off sth
just off the road
to sing off key
off the point

3. off (down from):

to get off the train
to fall off a ladder

5. off (stop needing):

to go off sb/sth
to be off drugs

II . off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] ADV

3. off (free from work):

day off
to get off at 4:00

4. off (removed):

there is a button off

5. off (completely):

to pay sth off

6. off ECON:

5% off

7. off (bad):

to go off
psuć [perf ze-] się

8. off (until gone):

9. off (separating):

to fence sth off

Phrases:

hands off!
straight [or right] off
off and on [or on and off]

III . off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] ADJ

1. off (not on):

off
off tap, water

2. off (cancelled):

off

3. off (free from work):

off
to be off at 5:00
I'm off on Mondays

4. off (bad):

off
off butter
off food

5. off Brit (provided for):

to be well off for sth
how are we off for time?

6. off (sold out):

veal is off now

7. off esp Brit inf (rude):

that's a bit off!

IV . off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans AM inf (kill)

back off VB intr esp AM

1. back off (move away):

back off

2. back off (stop):

back off

block off VB trans

blow off VB trans

1. blow off (by blowing):

blow off
blow off

2. blow off AM inf (ignore):

to blow off sth

bounce off VB trans, intr

branch off VB intr

1. branch off road:

branch off

2. branch off vehicle:

branch off

I . break off VB trans

1. break off (interrupt):

break off

2. break off (end):

break off

3. break off (separate):

break off

II . break off VB intr

1. break off (stop):

break off

2. break off (be separated):

break off

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Stokes was definitely having a word in the ear and now he too gets a ticking off.
www.dailymail.co.uk
All teams present were instructed to pair off, with one team from each pair going to each destination.
en.wikipedia.org
Whilst she tried to brush them off, they are undeterred and finally spooked, she then runs off.
en.wikipedia.org
Their function is to pick off debris so as to keep the surface clean and to prevent larvae of other invertebrates from settling and growing there.
en.wikipedia.org
She is similarly oblivious to the needs of others and thereby often comes off as self-centered and tactless.
en.wikipedia.org
One is a huge inflatable airbag, installed to let skiers and snowboarders show off their aerial prowess, and provide them with a soft landing.
www.odt.co.nz
It actively encourages users to carry out their heavy downloads during what is currently called either the uncounted or off-peak period.
en.wikipedia.org
Meanwhile, it also creates a whole heap of technology that it can hive off and sell on to other businesses should it wish.
www.businessinsider.com.au
He suggested that the document might have been misdated at some later time, and the two agreed to tear off the date.
en.wikipedia.org
The transition between splines is pretty slick, the tiles leaping off to one side with new tiles jumping in.
www.pocket-lint.com

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