GO OFF

а. убежать, сбежать Why did the painter leave his family and go off to live on a tropical island? б. уходить со сцены At the end of this scene, the murderer goes off, hearing the police arrive. в. терять сознание; умирать г. сойти, пройти; the concert went off well - концерт прошел хорошо д. выстрелить (об оружии); перен. выпалить A gun goes off every day to mark exactly one o'clock. е. ослабевать (о боли и т. п.) ж. стать хуже; испортиться (о мясе и т. п.) The quality of performance has gone off since last year. з. отделаться от чего-л.; сбыть, продать и. засыпать I had a bad night; I went to bed early enough, but for some reason I couldn't go off.