off

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Away from a place, person, or thing.

   He waved goodbye and drove off down the road.

2. 2
   adv

   So as to be removed or separated from something.

   Please take off your shoes before coming in.

3. 3
   adj

   Not working or not switched on.

   Make sure the lights are off before you leave.

4. 4
   adj

   Not at work or not on duty.

   I'm off every Tuesday, so let's meet then.

5. 5
   adj

   Cancelled; no longer going to happen.

   The match is off because of the heavy rain.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off From Middle English of, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“from, off, back”). Doublet of of. Cognates Cognate with Scots aff (“away, off”), Saterland Frisian oawe, ou (“from”), West Frisian ôf (“away, off”), Dutch af (“from, off”), German ab (“from, off”), German Low German, Luxembourgish of (“off”), Yiddish אָפּ (op,…

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