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
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 Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Brooks Lee’s 15th home run of the season was the only other run the Twins would get off Rodón in his six innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Want to see the spacecraft getting off the ground on a Starlink satellite mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The address where the suspect got off is the same as a men’s shelter on Tryon Street, police said.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The characters Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton played on Nashville immediately got off to a bad start, which immediately put Panettiere in her feelings.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Payton called three timeouts on three consecutive plays, a strategy that made sense if Denver was able to get off the field.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
As Man’s Best Friend gets off to a fantastic start, two of Carpenter’s previous full-lengths either rise across multiple rosters or bounce back onto several tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Brooks Lee’s 15th home run of the season was the only other run the Twins would get off Rodón in his six innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Want to see the spacecraft getting off the ground on a Starlink satellite mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The address where the suspect got off is the same as a men’s shelter on Tryon Street, police said.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The characters Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton played on Nashville immediately got off to a bad start, which immediately put Panettiere in her feelings.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Payton called three timeouts on three consecutive plays, a strategy that made sense if Denver was able to get off the field.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
As Man’s Best Friend gets off to a fantastic start, two of Carpenter’s previous full-lengths either rise across multiple rosters or bounce back onto several tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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