get off
verb
got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off
1
: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment
got off with a light sentence
3
: to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4
: to get high on a drug
5
: to experience orgasm
6
: to experience great pleasure
—often used with on
1
: to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for
his lawyers got him off
2
a
: utter
get off a joke
b
: to write and send
3
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4
: to cause to get off
Examples of get off in a Sentence
told him to get off for home before it got dark
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
Recent Examples on the Web
The final round got off to a bad start for the 25-year-old, bogeying the first hole.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Like leave us alone, like get off of our land, like get the army out of our villages.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
So often, projects don’t get off the ground because of lack of funding.
—Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
The bus driver heard the commotion, pulled over and told everyone to get off.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
The telescope got off the ground on March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The Angels got off to a great start when Zach Neto sparked a four-run rally in the first with his seventh leadoff homer of the season, a 434-foot bomb to left that tied Brian Downing’s franchise record of seven leadoff homers in 1987.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Key Facts This year’s Prime Day summer event got off to a slow start, with Tuesday, July 8 online sales totaling $7.9 billion, representing only a 9.9% increase over last year, but sales quickly picked up over day two through four.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Life can get off to a rough start for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Like leave us alone, like get off of our land, like get the army out of our villages.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
So often, projects don’t get off the ground because of lack of funding.
—Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
The bus driver heard the commotion, pulled over and told everyone to get off.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
The telescope got off the ground on March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The Angels got off to a great start when Zach Neto sparked a four-run rally in the first with his seventh leadoff homer of the season, a 434-foot bomb to left that tied Brian Downing’s franchise record of seven leadoff homers in 1987.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Key Facts This year’s Prime Day summer event got off to a slow start, with Tuesday, July 8 online sales totaling $7.9 billion, representing only a 9.9% increase over last year, but sales quickly picked up over day two through four.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Life can get off to a rough start for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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