go off

verb

become on

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Wiktionary

verb

To explode.
“The bomb went off right after the president left his office.”
“You see the thing had gone off like a box of matches.”
To fire, especially accidentally.
“The gun went off during their struggle.”
To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.
“It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station.”
“When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.”
To begin clanging or making noise.
“The alarm will go off at six a.m.”
“Just after he spotted the first plane on the horizon, sirens started to go off around the city.”
To stop operating; to switch off.
“We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off.”
To depart; to leave.
“Having sated her appetite, she went off in search of a place to sleep.”
“I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word.”
To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
“Bugger—the milk's gone off already!”
“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”
To like gradually less.
“Ever since falling off her bike, she's gone off cycling to work.”
“We needed a vet visit because some of the cattle had gone off their feed.”
To cure; to set.
“I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so.”
To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.
“The party went off very well.”
“The wedding went off much as such affairs do.”
To ejaculate; to orgasm.
To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement.
“Go off, queen!”
“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.”
To follow or extrapolate from something; to assume as true or to judge by.
“Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee.”
“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.”
To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die.
“One day I'll go off, but until then, I'm in charge around here.”
To get married.
“We can only hope she'll go off soon.”
To be spent, disbursed or used up.
“All his money goes off as soon as he earns it.”
To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize.
“They went off about all the problems around here.”
To fight or attack.