off
/ɒf/adverb, preposition
उच्चारण ऑफ़
दूर; बंद; छुट्टी पर; उतरा हुआ
Basic word
- 1
away from a place; at a distance in space or time; removed; not working; not taking place; away from work; (of food) no longer fresh; down from a surface
दूर; बंद; छुट्टी पर; उतरा हुआ
- Switch off the light.
- She is off today.
- The milk is off.
+ 6 more examples
- Get off the bus.
- Please turn off your mobile phones during the exam.
- The ball rolled off the table and under the sofa.
- Radhika is off work with a cold.
- The match was called off because of heavy rain.
- This curd smells off, so throw it away.
Synonyms away disconnected cancelled absent rotten
Opposite on
¶Idioms 2
on and off / off and on
from time to time; now and again
कभी-कभी, रुक-रुक कर
- It rained on and off all day.
- They have been meeting off and on for years.
be off
to leave a place; (of food or drink) to be no longer fresh; (of an event) to be cancelled
चले जाना, (खाने का) ख़राब हो जाना, (कार्यक्रम का) रद्द होना
- It's late, so I'm off now.
- This milk is off, so don't drink it.
- The match is off because of the rain.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Phrasal verbs with off, asked very often: call off (cancel: 'The match was called off'), put off (postpone; discourage), take off (remove clothes; leave the ground; become successful), set off (start a journey), turn off (switch off), get off (leave a bus or train), see off (go to say goodbye), show off (try to impress), lay off (dismiss workers), keep off (stay away).
Off वाले phrasal verbs बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: call off (रद्द करना: 'The match was called off'), put off (टालना; हतोत्साहित करना), take off (कपड़े उतारना; उड़ान भरना; सफल होना), set off (यात्रा शुरू करना), turn off (बंद करना), get off (बस या ट्रेन से उतरना), see off (विदा करने जाना), show off (दिखावा करना), lay off (कर्मचारियों को निकालना), keep off (दूर रहना)।
Off and on (sometimes), off the record (unofficial), off the top of your head (without thinking carefully), off-duty, day off.
Idioms: off and on (कभी-कभी), off the record (अनौपचारिक), off the top of your head (बिना ध्यान से सोचे), off-duty, day off (छुट्टी का दिन)।