off
English
/ɒf/, /ɔːf/, /ɔf/, /ɑf/
adv
Definitions
- In a direction away from the speaker or object.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
- Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English of inherited from Old English of (from, of) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ab (away, from, off, away from) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (off, from, away, back, of).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂epo
Gloss
off, from, away, back, of
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ab extra English
- ab initio English
- ab- English
- aberr English
- abevacuation English
- abhominable English
- apo- English
- auto-off English
- back English
- backoff English
- blast English
- blastoff English
- board English
- boil English
- boiloff English
- break English
- break off English
- breakoff English
- bump English
- bumpoff English
- burn English
- burnoff English
- cast English
- castoff English
- cut English
- cutoff English
- face English
- face-off English
- faceoff English
- glide English
- hold English
- holdoff English
- jump English
- jumpoff English
- kill English
- kill off English
- knock English
- knockoff English
- lift English
- liftoff English
- list English
- look English
- lookoff English
- of English
- offboard English
- offglide English
- offing English
- offish English
- offishly English
- offishness English
- offlist English
- offprint English
- offput English
- offramp English
- offscreen English
- offski English
- offspringing English
- offstage English
- offsuit English
- offy English
- one English
- one-off English
- pay English
- pay-off English
- pick English
- pickoff English
- print English
- print-off English
- printoff English
- put English
- ramp English
- run English
- runoff English
- screen English
- send English
- sendoff English
- shove English
- shove off English
- show English
- showoff English
- sign English
- signoff English
- springing English
- stage English
- suit English
- surface runoff English
- turn English
- turnoff English
- wave English
- waveoff English
- ab Latin
- ab aeterno Latin
- ab- Latin
- abamita Latin
- abante Latin
- aborigines Latin
- aperio Latin
- aperīre Latin
- aphelium Latin
- apozymo Latin
- apricus Latin
- exradicare Latin
- Abart German
- Abort German
- Abstieg German
- ab German
- abarbeiten German
- abbeißen German
- abdestillieren German
- abdirigieren German
- abfiltern German
- abgebrüht German
- abnehmen German
- abreißen German
- abschwächen German
- abschwören German
- abseits German
- abstechen German
- abtreten German
- abweichen German
- abwärts German
- bergab German
- fernab German
- flussab German
- stromab German
- weitab German
- ab- Italian
- achteraf Dutch, Flemish
- af Dutch, Flemish
- af- Dutch, Flemish
- afbakenen Dutch, Flemish
- afbedelen Dutch, Flemish
- afbeelden Dutch, Flemish
- afbeitelen Dutch, Flemish
- afbellen Dutch, Flemish
- afbetalen Dutch, Flemish
- afbeuken Dutch, Flemish
- afbeulen Dutch, Flemish
- afbijten Dutch, Flemish
- afblazen Dutch, Flemish
- afblijven Dutch, Flemish
- afborgen Dutch, Flemish
- afborstelen Dutch, Flemish
- afbottelen Dutch, Flemish
- afbraak Dutch, Flemish
- afbranden Dutch, Flemish
- afbreken Dutch, Flemish
- afbrokkelen Dutch, Flemish
- afbuigen Dutch, Flemish
- afdak Dutch, Flemish
- afdalen Dutch, Flemish
- afdammen Dutch, Flemish
- afdanken Dutch, Flemish
- afdekken Dutch, Flemish
- afdijken Dutch, Flemish
- afdingen Dutch, Flemish
- afdoen Dutch, Flemish
- afdonderen Dutch, Flemish
- afdorren Dutch, Flemish
- afdracht Dutch, Flemish
- afdragen Dutch, Flemish
- afdrijven Dutch, Flemish
- afdringen Dutch, Flemish
- afdrogen Dutch, Flemish
- afdruipen Dutch, Flemish
- afdrukken Dutch, Flemish
- afdwalen Dutch, Flemish
- afdweilen Dutch, Flemish
- afdwingen Dutch, Flemish
- afgaan Dutch, Flemish
- afgang Dutch, Flemish
- afgave Dutch, Flemish
- afgelasten Dutch, Flemish
- afgelegen Dutch, Flemish
- afgeven Dutch, Flemish
- afgezant Dutch, Flemish
- afgieten Dutch, Flemish
- afglijden Dutch, Flemish
- afgod Dutch, Flemish
- afgooien Dutch, Flemish
- afgrazen Dutch, Flemish
- afgrond Dutch, Flemish
- afgunst Dutch, Flemish
- afhaken Dutch, Flemish
- afhakken Dutch, Flemish
- afhalen Dutch, Flemish
- afhandelen Dutch, Flemish
- afhangen Dutch, Flemish
- afhaspelen Dutch, Flemish
- afheinen Dutch, Flemish
- afhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- afhouden Dutch, Flemish
- afhouwen Dutch, Flemish
- afjagen Dutch, Flemish
- afkaatsen Dutch, Flemish
- afkanselen Dutch, Flemish
- afkappen Dutch, Flemish
- afkeer Dutch, Flemish
- afkerven Dutch, Flemish
- afketsen Dutch, Flemish
- afkeuren Dutch, Flemish
- afkicken Dutch, Flemish
- afkijken Dutch, Flemish
- afklemmen Dutch, Flemish
- afkluiven Dutch, Flemish
- afknauwen Dutch, Flemish
- afknijpen Dutch, Flemish
- afknippen Dutch, Flemish
- afkoelen Dutch, Flemish
- afkomen Dutch, Flemish
- afkondigen Dutch, Flemish
- afkoop Dutch, Flemish
- afkopen Dutch, Flemish
- afkorten Dutch, Flemish
- afkraken Dutch, Flemish
- afkussen Dutch, Flemish
- aflachen Dutch, Flemish
- afladen Dutch, Flemish
- afleggen Dutch, Flemish
- afleiden Dutch, Flemish
- afleren Dutch, Flemish
- afleunen Dutch, Flemish
- afleveren Dutch, Flemish
- aflezen Dutch, Flemish
- afliegen Dutch, Flemish
- aflijvig Dutch, Flemish
- aflikken Dutch, Flemish
- afloop Dutch, Flemish
- aflopen Dutch, Flemish
- aflossen Dutch, Flemish
- afluisteren Dutch, Flemish
- afmaken Dutch, Flemish
- afmartelen Dutch, Flemish
- afmelden Dutch, Flemish
- afmergelen Dutch, Flemish
- afmeten Dutch, Flemish
- afmikken Dutch, Flemish
- afmolmen Dutch, Flemish
- afmotten Dutch, Flemish
- afnaaien Dutch, Flemish
- afnemen Dutch, Flemish
- afneuzen Dutch, Flemish
- afpakken Dutch, Flemish
- afpalen Dutch, Flemish
- afpeigeren Dutch, Flemish
- afpersen Dutch, Flemish
- afplakken Dutch, Flemish
- afplatten Dutch, Flemish
- afpluizen Dutch, Flemish
- afpreken Dutch, Flemish
- afpunten Dutch, Flemish
- afraden Dutch, Flemish
- afranselen Dutch, Flemish
- afraspen Dutch, Flemish
- afrekenen Dutch, Flemish
- afremmen Dutch, Flemish
- africhten Dutch, Flemish
- afrijten Dutch, Flemish
- afrit Dutch, Flemish
- afrollen Dutch, Flemish
- afromen Dutch, Flemish
- afronden Dutch, Flemish
- afrotten Dutch, Flemish
- afruimen Dutch, Flemish
- afsabelen Dutch, Flemish
- afschaffen Dutch, Flemish
- afscheiden Dutch, Flemish
- afscheren Dutch, Flemish
- afschermen Dutch, Flemish
- afschetsen Dutch, Flemish
- afschieten Dutch, Flemish
- afschilderen Dutch, Flemish
- afschilferen Dutch, Flemish
- afschrift Dutch, Flemish
- afschrijven Dutch, Flemish
- afschrik Dutch, Flemish
- afschrikken Dutch, Flemish
- afschroeven Dutch, Flemish
- afschudden Dutch, Flemish
- afschuimen Dutch, Flemish
- afschuren Dutch, Flemish
- afschuwen Dutch, Flemish
- afsijpelen Dutch, Flemish
- afslaan Dutch, Flemish
- afslachten Dutch, Flemish
- afslanken Dutch, Flemish
- afsluiten Dutch, Flemish
- afsmelten Dutch, Flemish
- afsnijden Dutch, Flemish
- afspelen Dutch, Flemish
- afspitten Dutch, Flemish
- afspoelen Dutch, Flemish
- afspreken Dutch, Flemish
- afstaan Dutch, Flemish
- afstammen Dutch, Flemish
- afstand Dutch, Flemish
- afstappen Dutch, Flemish
- afsteken Dutch, Flemish
- afstellen Dutch, Flemish
- afstemmen Dutch, Flemish
- afstempelen Dutch, Flemish
- afsterven Dutch, Flemish
- afstoffen Dutch, Flemish
- afstompen Dutch, Flemish
- afstoot Dutch, Flemish
- afstoten Dutch, Flemish
- afstraffen Dutch, Flemish
- afstrijken Dutch, Flemish
- afstuderen Dutch, Flemish
- aftakelen Dutch, Flemish
- aftands Dutch, Flemish
- aftappen Dutch, Flemish
- aftasten Dutch, Flemish
- aftellen Dutch, Flemish
- aftobben Dutch, Flemish
- aftocht Dutch, Flemish
- aftotteren Dutch, Flemish
- aftrap Dutch, Flemish
- aftreden Dutch, Flemish
- aftrekken Dutch, Flemish
- aftroeven Dutch, Flemish
- aftroggelen Dutch, Flemish
- aftronen Dutch, Flemish
- aftuigen Dutch, Flemish
- afvaardigen Dutch, Flemish
- afvaart Dutch, Flemish
- afval Dutch, Flemish
- afvallen Dutch, Flemish
- afvegen Dutch, Flemish
- afverven Dutch, Flemish
- afvinken Dutch, Flemish
- afvissen Dutch, Flemish
- afvlakken Dutch, Flemish
- afvoeren Dutch, Flemish
- afvragen Dutch, Flemish
- afvriezen Dutch, Flemish
- afvuren Dutch, Flemish
- afwaaien Dutch, Flemish
- afwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- afwachten Dutch, Flemish
- afwassen Dutch, Flemish
- afwateren Dutch, Flemish
- afwegen Dutch, Flemish
- afwenden Dutch, Flemish
- afwennen Dutch, Flemish
- afweren Dutch, Flemish
- afwerken Dutch, Flemish
- afwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- afweten Dutch, Flemish
- afwijken Dutch, Flemish
- afwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- afwikkelen Dutch, Flemish
- afwinden Dutch, Flemish
- afwisselen Dutch, Flemish
- afwitten Dutch, Flemish
- afwoekeren Dutch, Flemish
- afzagen Dutch, Flemish
- afzakken Dutch, Flemish
- afzeggen Dutch, Flemish
- afzenden Dutch, Flemish
- afzetten Dutch, Flemish
- afzien Dutch, Flemish
- afzingen Dutch, Flemish
- afzinken Dutch, Flemish
- afzinnig Dutch, Flemish
- afzoeken Dutch, Flemish
- afzonderen Dutch, Flemish
- afzuigen Dutch, Flemish
- afzwakken Dutch, Flemish
- afzwepen Dutch, Flemish
- afzweren Dutch, Flemish
- apokoinou Dutch, Flemish
- averechts Dutch, Flemish
- bergaf Dutch, Flemish
- komaf Dutch, Flemish
- vanaf Dutch, Flemish
- vrijaf Dutch, Flemish
- off Spanish, Castilian
- ἀποτελέω Ancient Greek
- ἀπό Ancient Greek
- ἀπό- Ancient Greek
- ἀπόγειος Ancient Greek
- ἀπόθεος Ancient Greek
- ἀφαίρεσις Ancient Greek
- *apó Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂epo Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂poneh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European
- ab Norwegian Bokmål
- *ab Proto-Germanic
- *abjô Proto-Germanic
- av Swedish
- avannonsera Swedish
- avbild Swedish
- avbilda Swedish
- avbryta Swedish
- avböja Swedish
- avdrag Swedish
- avfall Swedish
- avfart Swedish
- avfyra Swedish
- aborigin Norwegian Nynorsk
- apo- Norwegian Nynorsk
- av Norwegian Nynorsk
- avdekkje Norwegian Nynorsk
- avdeling Norwegian Nynorsk
- avføring Norwegian Nynorsk
- avgass Norwegian Nynorsk
- avgrense Norwegian Nynorsk
- avgå Norwegian Nynorsk
- avhoppar Norwegian Nynorsk
- avkopling Norwegian Nynorsk
- avkriminalisere Norwegian Nynorsk
- avlang Norwegian Nynorsk
- avlese Norwegian Nynorsk
- avlyse Norwegian Nynorsk
- avløp Norwegian Nynorsk
- avløyse Norwegian Nynorsk
- avreise Norwegian Nynorsk
- avrenning Norwegian Nynorsk
- avslå Norwegian Nynorsk
- avvente Norwegian Nynorsk
- avvike Norwegian Nynorsk
- of Old English
- ofost Old English
- æf Old English
- æf- Old English
- breke of Middle English
- of Middle English
- aiféilean Irish
- af Old Norse
- ab Danish
- af Danish
- afgøre Danish
- afholde Danish
- aflede Danish
- aflyse Danish
- afmagt Danish
- afskrift Danish
- afstand Danish
- afsted Danish
- frakørsel Danish
- af Icelandic
- από Greek (modern)
- αφού Greek (modern)
- ἀπαντάω Greek (modern)
- af Middle Dutch
- ab Old High German
- ava Old High German
- 𐌰𐍆 Gothic
- 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 Gothic
- af Old Dutch
- af Middle Low German
- *Hapá Proto-Indo-Iranian
- af Old Saxon
- *ab Proto-Italic
- aff Scots
- o Scots
- of Old Frisian
- of German Low German
- 𐎠𐎱 Old Persian
- *apo Proto-Hellenic
- of
- one
- pay
- put
- run
- ab-
- cut
- boil
- sign
- lift
- offy
- jump
- show
- kill
- apo-
- list
- hold
- ramp
- suit
- pick
- send
- back
- cast
- burn
- wave
- bump
- face
- turn
- look
- shove
- break
- knock
- aberr
- blast
- stage
- glide
- board
- offput
- screen
- cutoff
- offing
- offish
- runoff
- offski
- burnoff
- sendoff
- signoff
- offlist
- jumpoff
- liftoff
- showoff
- offsuit
- waveoff
- pay-off
- offramp
- backoff
- castoff
- bumpoff
- faceoff
- one-off
- boiloff
- turnoff
- lookoff
- holdoff
- pickoff
- offboard
- kill off
- ab extra
- offglide
- printoff
- offishly
- knockoff
- auto-off
- face-off
- blastoff
- breakoff
- offprint
- offstage
- ab initio
- print-off
- shove off
- break off
- offscreen
- springing
- offishness
- abhominable
- offspringing
- abevacuation
- surface runoff