go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
1
a
: explode
b
of a gun
: shoot sense 1
2
: to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily
3
: to go forth, out, or away : leave
went off to join the army
4
: to undergo decline or deterioration
5
: to follow the expected or desired course : proceed
The party went off well.
6
: to make a characteristic noise : sound
could hear the alarm going off
7
: to stop working
All the lights suddenly went off.
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Examples of go off in a Sentence
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
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Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
If all goes off as planned, the winner of the Commonwealth Prize will be announced in June.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Bessell found a way out of the jam for Feehan, recording consecutive outs, then the game went off to extras.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
The body of a man was found Sunday inside a truck that had gone off a road and overturned in a ravine near Warner Springs, according to authorities.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
If all goes off as planned, the winner of the Commonwealth Prize will be announced in June.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Bessell found a way out of the jam for Feehan, recording consecutive outs, then the game went off to extras.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
The body of a man was found Sunday inside a truck that had gone off a road and overturned in a ravine near Warner Springs, according to authorities.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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