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grammar word summary: Off can be: ■ an adverb: He waved and drove off. ■ a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. ■ an adjective: I'm having an off day.
1) not on sth not on the top or surface of something, especially after being on it
The wind blew a flowerpot off the balcony.[/ex]
Hold on tight so you don't slip off.[/ex]
2) no longer attached no longer attached to someone or something
They cut a branch off the tree.[/ex]
One of the doll's legs fell off.[/ex]
3) away from sth leaving a place, or going away from something
I'd never let an 11-year-old kid go off on his own.[/ex]
If you don't need me any more, I'll be off.[/ex]
4) going out of a vehicle leaving a plane, train, bus etc
Let's get off at the next bus stop.[/ex]
They didn't see each other till they got off the plane.[/ex]
5) close to sth near an area of land, a room, or a road, or connected to it
an island five miles off the coast[/ex]
There is a bathroom off the bedroom.[/ex]
We live just off the main road.[/ex]
6) not working a machine or piece of electrical equipment that is off is not switched on
The lights were off in the house.[/ex]
7) when clothes are removed used for saying that clothes or shoes are removed
Take off your wet clothes.[/ex]
She kicked off her shoes and sat down.[/ex]
8) not at school or work not at school or work, for example because you are not well or because it is not a normal working day
I took two weeks off in August.[/ex]
I'm thinking of having some time off work.[/ex]
Today is my day off.[/ex]
She's off sick today.[/ex]
9) no longer planned used for saying that an event is no longer going to take place as planned
Sorry, but the meeting's off.[/ex]
10) reduced reduced in price by a particular amount
There's now 30% off all swimsuits.[/ex]
11) a particular time or distance away used for saying how long it will be until something happens, or how far away something is
Christmas is only three weeks off.[/ex]
We could see a house a few miles off.[/ex]
12) no longer good food that is off is no longer fresh and is not good to eat
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off and on; on and off — sometimes but not regularly[/ex]
She's been seeing him off and on since she was 16.[/ex]

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