Off

Definition of off:

part of speech: adverb

From: away from: on the opposite side of a question: not on.

part of speech: adjective

Most distant; on the opposite or farther side; as, the off horse of a team; away; as, I must be off.

part of speech: preposition

Not on.

part of speech: adjective

Most distant: on the opposite or further side.

part of speech: adjective

From; not on.

part of speech: adjective

Away; not on.

part of speech: adverb

Away; as, take off your hat; he stood afar off.

part of speech: preposition

Not on; away from; as, take the bowl off the shelf; not in condition; distant from; as, a mile off shore.

part of speech: adjective

Away! depart!.

Usage examples for off:

• Guess your father left you pretty well off eh, my dear? "An Alabaster Box", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley.

• Where did I leave off in the last story? "Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse", David Cory.

• Your father is well off "Three Plays", Padraic Colum.

• I- I'm afraid the old lady's off this time. "The Gray Mask", Wadsworth Camp.