GO OFF


Meaning of GO OFF in English

1.

If you go off someone or something, you stop liking them. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

‘Why have they gone off him now?’—‘It could be something he said.’...

I started to go off the idea.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n , V P n

2.

If an explosive device or a gun goes off , it explodes or fires.

A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the vehicle.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

3.

If an alarm bell goes off , it makes a sudden loud noise.

Then the fire alarm went off. I just grabbed my clothes and ran out.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

4.

If an electrical device goes off , it stops operating.

As the water came in the windows, all the lights went off.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

5.

If you say how an organized event went off , you are saying whether everything happened in the way that was planned or hoped.

The meeting went off all right...

PHRASAL VERB : V P adv / prep

6.

Food or drink that has gone off has gone bad. ( BRIT )

Don’t eat that! It’s mouldy. It’s gone off!

PHRASAL VERB : V P

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.