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- [get awf, of]
- /gɛt ɔf, ɒf/
- /ˈɡet ɒf/
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- [get awf, of]
- /gɛt ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of get off words
- verb with object get off to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object get off to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object get off to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
- verb with object get off to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
- verb with object get off to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get off to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get off
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Get off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
get off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get off
verb get off
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- alight — If something is alight, it is burning.
- disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
Antonyms for get off
verb get off
- come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
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