go off
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intransitive verbDefinition of GO OFF
1
: explode
2
: to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily
3
: to go forth, out, or away : leave
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>
— go off the deep end
1
: to enter recklessly on a course
2
: to become very much excited
Examples of GO OFF
- <specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off>
- <the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch>
First Known Use of GO OFF
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