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- [goh awf, of]
- /goʊ ɔf, ɒf/
- /ɡəʊ ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh awf, of]
- /goʊ ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of go off words
- verb without object go off to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go off to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go off to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go off to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go off to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go off to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go off
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Go off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".
go off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go off
verb go off
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
Antonyms for go off
verb go off
- 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.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.