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English verb: go off | |||
| 1. | go off (motion) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | ||
| Samples | The thief made off with our silver. The accountant absconded with the cash from the safe. | ||
| Synonyms | abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, make off, run off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flee, fly, take flight | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | levant | ||
| 2. | go off (change) be discharged or activated | ||
| Samples | The explosive devices went off. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burst, explode | ||
| 3. | go off (competition) go off or discharge | ||
| Samples | The gun fired. | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, fire | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| 4. | go off (contact) stop running, functioning, or operating | ||
| Samples | Our power went off during the hurricane. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Antonyms | come on, go on, come up | ||
| 5. | go off (change) happen in a particular manner | ||
| Samples | How did your talk go over?. | ||
| Synonyms | come off, go over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 6. | go off (change) burst inward | ||
| Samples | The bottle imploded. | ||
| Synonyms | implode | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way | ||
| Antonyms | explode, burst | ||
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