phrasal verb 'be off'
Phrasal verbMain meaning
be off
[biː ɒf]
to leave or depart

Other meanings

  • to be cancelled or not happen
  • to be disconnected or turned off
  • to go bad (food)
  • to no longer like or support something

Example Sentences Using the Phrasal Verb "be off"

  • I must be off now, see you later!
  • The meeting is be off because the manager is sick.
  • The lights are be off, someone turned them out.
  • This milk is be off — it smells terrible!
  • I’m be off chocolate for a while, trying to eat healthy.

Features of Using "be off"

Separability:Inseparable Transitivity:Intransitive Level:A2 Verb:be Particle:off

“Be off” is a versatile phrase meaning to leave, be cancelled, turned off, or spoiled (for food). It’s inseparable. The meaning changes with context, so it’s common in informal English.

Other phrasal verbs with the verb be

be back

be back

to have returned to a place
be away

be away

to be absent or not at home
be in

be in

to be at home or in a particular place
be against

be against

to oppose or disagree with someone or something
be on

be on

to take place
be over

be over

to have finished
be behind

be behind

to be late or delayed
be for

be for

to support or favor something
be out

be out

to be absent or not at home
be into

be into

to be interested in or enthusiastic about something or someone
be out of

be out of

to have no more of something
be about to

be about to

to be on the point of doing something (imminent future)
be down

be down

to not be working or functioning
be up

be up

to be awake; not sleeping
be after

be after

to try to obtain or pursue someone or something
be with

be with

to support or agree with someone
be along

be along

to arrive soon
be through

be through

to have finished something
be up to

be up to

to be doing something (often secretly or mischievously)