The particle "off" in phrasal verbs often conveys separation, removal, deactivation, or sudden change. Whether it's turning something off, taking something off, or walking off, the idea usually involves detachment or disconnection.
Common meanings
- Separation or removal: take off (clothes), cut off (connection)
- Ending or deactivating: turn off (a device), shut off
- Departure or movement away: go off, drive off
- Reduction: cool off, ease off
Tips to learn English phrasal verbs with off
- Associate "off" with a physical or symbolic break or stop.
- Visualize motion away from or out of something.
- Practice with real-life examples from a list of phrasal verbs with off.
Full list of phrasal verbs with off
cut off
to stop the supply or connection of something.
get off
to leave (a bus, train, plane)
put off
to delay or postpone something
send off
to send something by post or electronically
set off
to start a journey
show off
to behave in a way intended to attract attention or admiration
take off
to leave the ground and begin to fly