Go off meaning
Go off is a phrasal verb with 8 meanings. One of them is to stop operating, used about a light, machine, or electrical device.
- Past simple
- went off
- Past participle
- gone off
- -ing form
- going off
What go off means
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To stop operating, used about a light, machine, or electrical device
The lights went off during the storm.
7 more meanings of go off are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With go: go out, go in, go on, go up, go away, go back, go together, go with, go down, go through.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off, back off.
Common questions
What does go off mean?
It has 8 meanings. One of them is to stop operating, used about a light, machine, or electrical device. The other 7, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of go off?
Went off. The past participle is gone off.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
