go off

verb

1. adverb (of power, a water supply, etc) to cease to be available, running, or functioning

   the lights suddenly went off

2. adverb to be discharged or activated; explode
3. adverb to occur as specified

   the meeting went off well

4. to leave (a place)

   the actors went off stage

5. adverb (of a sensation) to gradually cease to be felt or perceived
6. adverb to fall asleep
7. adverb to enter a specified state or condition

   she went off into hysterics

8. adverbfoll bywith to abscond (with)
9. adverb (of concrete, mortar, etc) to harden
10. informal.
    adverb (of food, milk, etc) to become stale or rotten
11. informal.
    preposition to cease to like

    she went off him after their marriage

12. informal.
    adverb to become bad-tempered
13. slang.
    adverb to have an orgasm
14. slang.
    adverb (of premises) to be raided by the police
15. slang.
    adverb (of a racehorse) to win a fixed race
16. slang.
    adverb to be stolen

Example Sentences

The vibrations caused by the work led to businesses' trembler alarms repeatedly going off.

From BBC

"It's like we have some hand grenades in the back of a jeep and sometimes they go off when there's a lot of pressure."

From BBC

She was described as an "intelligent, cautious girl" who would not have gone off with a stranger.

From BBC

If Nov. 5 ends up representing the grand finale for American democracy – then “Election Night” will be remembered as that weird companion holding our hands as the first flashes went off on the distant horizon.

From Salon

"They were coming towards us then going off, we didn't know where to turn or if more were heading towards us, so we rushed back as fast as we could," she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• blow
• blow up
• burst
• detonate
• happen
• occur
• take place