get off
verb
got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off
1
: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment
got off with a light sentence
3
: to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4
: to get high on a drug
5
: to experience orgasm
6
: to experience great pleasure
—often used with on
1
: to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for
his lawyers got him off
2
a
: utter
get off a joke
b
: to write and send
3
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4
: to cause to get off
Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of get off in a Sentence
told him to get off for home before it got dark
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
Recent Examples on the Web
The friends eventually got off at the next stop, in Santa Ana, and got money from a worker to call their parents.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Christmas kickoff Christmas in the Park gets off to a festive start Nov. 29 with the official tree lighting at 6 p.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Trump had just gotten off the phone with his friend Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Christmas kickoff Christmas in the Park gets off to a festive start Nov. 29 with the official tree lighting at 6 p.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Trump had just gotten off the phone with his friend Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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