get off
get
gɛt
get
off
ɔf
awf
/ɡɛt ˈɒf/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "get off"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to get off
[phrase form: get]
01

āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.
Transitive
to get off definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He managed to get off the sinking boat just in time.
āϏ⧇ āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āύ⧌āĻ•āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž

to dismount from a horse, bicycle, or similar mode of transportation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He got off his bike and leaned it against the wall.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āϠ⧇āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to finish work and depart from the workplace
to get off definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The employees can get off once their responsibilities for the day are fulfilled.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to send something using mail or email
to get off definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll get the package off to my sister for her graduation.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦāĨ¤
04

āϏāϰāĻžāύ, āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to remove something or take it away from the surface on which it is resting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you get the cat off the sofa?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏ⧋āĻĢāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
4.1

āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻž

to dismount or descend from the surface of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They managed to get off the rooftop safely.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦ⧇āρāĻšā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to escape an accident or unfortunate situation with little to no injuries
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They got off without any major injuries in the house fire, thanks to the quick response of the firefighters.
āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āφāϗ⧁āύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻŦ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĻā§‹āώāĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to escape punishment for wrongdoing or avoid negative consequences
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She managed to get off with just a warning for being late to the meeting.
āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāρāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to deliver something verbally, such as a speech or presentation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got off with an emotional tribute to her late friend during the eulogy.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļā§‹āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻžā§āϜāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāύāĨ¤
08

āϏāϰāĻžāύ, āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ

to demand someone to cease touching someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He grabbed his friend 's shoulder and said, " Get off me, you're too heavy! "
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϞ, "āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“, āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀!"
09

āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ

to discontinue or stop an activity or behavior that is inappropriate, harmful, or unwanted
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to get off smoking to improve his health.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to depart from a place or start a journey
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got off for her vacation early in the morning.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
10.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to help someone depart from a place or start a journey
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got her elderly neighbor off to the doctor's appointment.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
11

āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to no longer discuss a certain subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They needed to get off the topic of work during their lunch break.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāĻžā§āϚ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to enter a state of sleep
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took a warm bath to help him get off more quickly.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
12.1

āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to cause someone to enter a state of sleep
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tired parent finally managed to get the restless infant off.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
13

āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

to become intoxicated from using drugs or alcohol
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They tried a new strain of cannabis and got off pretty quickly.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝ⧌āύāϏ⧁āĻ– āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to achieve sexual pleasure or orgasm
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple explored new positions and techniques to help each other get off and feel satisfied.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āϝ⧌āύ āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14.1

āφāĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝ⧌āύ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage in passionate kissing or other sexual activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple decided to get off in the privacy of their bedroom.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāϝāĻŧāύāĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.2

āϝ⧌āύ āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāϜāĻŽ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause someone to achieve sexual pleasure or orgasm
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She helped him get off by giving him a sensual massage.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻ• āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ– āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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