GO OFF


Meaning of GO OFF in English

1.

If you ~ 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 ~ 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

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