adverb

off

Translation

off

Please turn off the light.

He fell off the ladder.

I have the day off tomorrow.

The milk smells a bit off.

((verb)) ((sth.)) off (phrasal verb) to deactivate sth. Turn the TV off.

((verb)) off ((sth.)) (preposition) away from sth. Get off the bus.

to be off (adverb) to be away or not working. She is off today.

Synonyms: away, disconnected; Antonyms: on

A variant of 'of', originally an unstressed form. 'Off' came to represent the stressed, adverbial sense of 'away from'.

Think of a light switch. 'On' means connected. 'Off' means the connection is broken or away.