get off

UK
/ɡɛt ɒf/
US
/ɡɛt ɔf/

Translations

get offverb
got off
Past Simple
gotten off
Past Participle
getting off
Gerund
UK
/ɡɛt ɒf/
US
/ɡɛt ɔf/
partirDans le sens de se mettre en route ou de quitter un lieu.
We need to get off early to avoid traffic.
Nous devons partir tôt pour éviter les embouteillages.
changer de sujetDans le sens de cesser de parler d’un sujet précis.
Let's get off this topic and talk about something else.
Changeons de sujet et parlons d’autre chose.
descendreSe dit d’un véhicule, d’un train, d’un bus, d’un avion, etc.
She got off the bus at the next stop.
Elle est descendue du bus au prochain arrêt.
s'en tirerDans le sens d’échapper à une punition ou à des poursuites.
He got off with just a warning from the police.
Il s'en est tiré avec un simple avertissement de la police.

Definitions

get offverb
To leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
She got off the bus at the next stop.
To escape a punishment or avoid being caught.
He got off with just a warning from the police.
To start a journey or leave a place.
We need to get off early to avoid traffic.
To stop discussing a particular subject.
Let's get off this topic and talk about something else.
To experience a high or excitement, often from drugs.
He got off on the thrill of the roller coaster ride.