GO OFF


Meaning of GO OFF in English

1.

to leave a place, especially in order to do sth :

She went off to get a drink.

2.

to be fired; to explode :

The gun went off by accident.

The bomb went off in a crowded street.

➡ note at explode

3.

if an alarm, etc. goes off , it makes a sudden loud noise

4.

if a light, the electricity, etc. goes off , it stops working :

Suddenly the lights went off.

The heating goes off at night.

OPP go on

5.

( BrE , informal ) to fall asleep :

Hasn't the baby gone off yet?

6.

( BrE ) if food or drink goes off , it becomes bad and not fit to eat or drink

7.

( BrE ) to get worse in quality :

Her books have gone off in recent years.

8.

to happen in a particular way :

The meeting went off well .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.