off

adverb
ŏf

In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.

Example

“He drove off in a cloud of smoke.”

Other meanings

Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
“Please switch off the light when you leave.”
So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
“He bit off the end of the carrot.”

Example sentences

“Turn it off, then turn it back on.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“How can I turn off automatic renewal?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I've got the next three days off.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "of".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “off” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.