Word: go off Part of Speech: verb 1. To explode. Labels: intransitive Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office. Example: You see the thing had gone off like a box of matches. 2. To fire, especially accidentally. Labels: intransitive Example: The gun went off during their struggle. 3. To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station. Example: When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away. 4. To begin clanging or making noise. Labels: intransitive Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m. Example: Just after he spotted the first plane on the horizon, sirens started to go off around the city. 5. To stop operating; to switch off. Labels: intransitive Example: We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off. 6. To depart; to leave. Labels: intransitive Example: Having sated her appetite, she went off in search of a place to sleep. Example: I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word. 7. To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way. Labels: Australia, Canada, UK, intransitive Example: Bugger—the milk's gone off already! Example: 1987 September 3, Unpalatable Treatment, New Scientist, page 20, But to cast out a technique that could not only reduce the incidence of food poisoning but could also allow us to move away from another bete noire of the “technophobes” — chemical treatment to prevent stored grain from going off— is daft 8. To like gradually less. Labels: transitive Example: Ever since falling off her bike, she's gone off cycling to work. Example: We needed a vet visit because some of the cattle had gone off their feed. 9. To cure; to set. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so. 10. To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen. Labels: intransitive Example: The party went off very well. Example: The wedding went off much as such affairs do. 11. To ejaculate; to orgasm. Labels: slang 12. To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement. Labels: intransitive Example: Go off, queen! Example: After all, these items of clothing were designed to be worn. And if you can get one last hurrah out of a thrifted peach negligée, go off queen. 13. To follow or extrapolate from something; to assume as true or to judge by. Labels: transitive Example: Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee. Example: To see a room rate well under $200 is a rarity…. The occupancy rate during my stay seemed quite low, going off what I was able to see, with not many guests checking in or out and no crowds in the public spaces, and so social distancing wasn't an issue. 14. To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: One day I'll go off, but until then, I'm in charge around here. 15. To get married. Labels: UK, archaic, intransitive, slang Example: We can only hope she'll go off soon. 16. To be spent, disbursed or used up. Labels: archaic, intransitive, slang Example: All his money goes off as soon as he earns it. 17. To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: They went off about all the problems around here. 18. To fight or attack. Labels: intransitive, slang