If someone who has broken a law or rule gets off, they are not punished, or are given only a very small punishment.
He is likely to get off with a small fine. [VERBPARTICLE + with]
2. phrasal verb
If you get off, you leave a place because it is time to leave.
At eight I said 'I'm getting off now.' [VERBPARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
If you tell someone to get off a piece of land or a property, you are telling them to leave, because they have no right to be there and you do not want them there.
I told you. Get off the farm. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
4. phrasal verb
You can tell someone to get off when they are touching something and you do not want them to.
I kept telling him to get off. [VERBPARTICLE]
'Get off me!' I screamed. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
5. phrasal verb [VERBPARTICLE]
If you get off, or get off to sleep, you succeed in falling asleep.
[British]
More Synonyms of get off
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get off in British English
verb
1. (intr, adverb)
to escape the consequences of an action
he got off very lightly in the accident
2. (adverb)
to be or cause to be acquitted
a good lawyer got the suspect off
3. (adverb)
to depart or cause to depart
to get the children off to school
4. (intransitive)
to descend (from a bus, train, etc); dismount
she got off at the terminus
5.
to move or cause to move to a distance (from)
get off the field
6. (tr, adverb)
to remove; take off
get your coat off
7. (adverb)
to go or send to sleep
8. (adverb)
to send (letters) or (of letters) to be sent
9. (intr, adverb) slang
to become high on or as on heroin or some other drug
10. get off with
11. tell someone where to get off
get off in American English
1.
to come off, down, or out of
2.
to leave; go away
3.
to take off
4.
to escape
5.
a.
to help escape sentence or punishment
b.
to lessen the sentence or punishment of
6.
to start, as in a race
7. US
to utter (a joke, retort, etc.)
8.
to have a holiday; have time off
9. Slang
to experience euphoria, an orgasm, etc.
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Examples of 'get off' in a sentence
get off
When Taggart went to get off, he found the doors blocked by a crowd of football fans fighting to get on.
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE
Make enough for both of us, be ready to chow down by the time you get off watch.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
Marc had told her to get off at Cinq Avenues, Longchamp where he would be waiting for her.
Loraine, Philip LAST SHOT
His father was cursing and swinging wildly, trying to get off his back.
James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2001)
In other languages
get off
British English: get off /ɡɛt ɒf/ VERB
If someone who has broken a law or rule gets off, they are not punished, or only slightly punished.
He is likely to get off with a small fine.
American English: get off
Arabic: يُفْلِتُ
Brazilian Portuguese: escapar
Chinese: 从轻处罚
Croatian: izbjeći
Czech: vyváznout s lehkým trestem
Danish: slippe
Dutch: ontkomen
European Spanish: librarse
Finnish: selvitä
French: s'en tirer
German: davonkommen
Greek: ξεφεύγω
Italian: cavarsela
Japanese: 降りる
Korean: 거의 벌을 받지 않다
Norwegian: slippe unna
Polish: zejść
European Portuguese: escapar
Romanian: a scăpa
Russian: отделаться
Latin American Spanish: librarse
Swedish: slippa undan
Thai: ไม่โดนลงโทษ
Turkish: inmek araçtan
Ukrainian: уникати
Vietnamese: thoát được tàu xe
All related terms of 'get off'
get off on
If you get off on something, you are very excited by it, especially sexually excited.
get off with
If you get off with someone, you start a romantic or sexual relationship with them.
get off the hook
to manage to get out of the awkward situation you are in without being punished or blamed
get off the mark
to start to do an activity quickly
get (someone) off
to cause to experience euphoria , intoxication , an orgasm , etc.
get off one's bike
to lose one's self-control
get off the grass
an exclamation of disbelief
get off the ground
to make a beginning , esp one that is successful
get one's rocks off
to experience orgasm ; ejaculate
get off someone's back
to stop criticizing someone and leave them alone
to get off sb's back
If you tell someone to get off your back , you are telling them angrily to stop criticizing you or putting pressure on you.
to get your rocks off
to reach orgasm ; gain sexual satisfaction
get off on the wrong foot
to start a relationship or situation badly
get something off one's chest
to unburden oneself of troubles , worries , etc, by talking about them
get something off the ground
to put something into operation , often after a lot of hard work getting it organized
get something off your chest
If you get something off your chest , you talk about something that has been worrying you.
to get off your high horse
if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner
get off to a good/bad start
If you get off to a good start , you are successful in the early stages of doing something. If you get off to a bad start , you are not successful in the early stages of doing something.
tell someone where to get off
If you tell someone where to get off , you tell them in a rather rude way that you are not going to do or agree to what they want .
to get off on the wrong foot
If someone gets off on the wrong foot in a new situation , they make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way .
to get off to a flying start
If someone or something gets off to a flying start , or makes a flying start , they start very well , for example in a race or a new job .
get your kit off/keep your kit on
If someone gets their kit off or takes their kit off , they take off all their clothes . If they keep their kit on , they do not take off all their clothes, even though people may be expecting them to.
get on someone's case
to start (or stop) intruding in another's affairs
come down off your high horse
to stop acting in a superior way
Chinese translation of 'get off'
get off
vi
(from train, bus) 下车(車) (xiàchē)
(= leave) 离(離)开(開) (líkāi)
(= escape) 从(從)轻(輕)处(處)罚(罰) (cóngqīng chǔfá)
he got off with a £50 fine他只被罚(罰)了50英镑(鎊)而已 (tā zhǐ bèi fále wǔshí yīngbàng éryǐ)
to get off to a good start开(開)头(頭)顺(順)利 (kāitóu shùnlì)
vt
(= remove)[clothes]脱(脫)下 (tuōxià)
[stain]消除 (xiāochú)
(as holiday)[day, week]放假 (fàngjià)
we get three days off at Christmas圣(聖)诞(誕)节(節)时(時)我们(們)放了3天假 (Shèngdàn Jié shí wǒmen fàngle sān tiān jià)
( person : travel ) 旅行 lǚxíng (: move about ) 各处(處)走动(動) gèchù zǒudòng ▶ I can't get about as much as I used to 我不能再像我过(過)去那样(樣)到处(處)走动(動)了 wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng wǒ guòqù nàyàng dàochù zǒudòng le
got
of get
have
( possess ) 有 yǒu
1 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to escape the consequences of or punishment for an action
He is likely to get off with a small fine.
Synonyms
be absolved
be acquitted
escape punishment
walk (slang, mainly US)
2 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to leave (a bus, train, etc)
I'd like to get off before it begins to get dark.
Synonyms
leave
go
Come on, let's go.
move
My home is in Yorkshire and I don't want to move.
take off (informal)
He took off at once and headed home.
depart
In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
slope off
make tracks
We had better make tracks soon, hadn't we?
set out or off
3 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to leave (a bus, train, etc)
We got off at the next stop.
Synonyms
descend
The bus stopped and three people descended.
leave
Just pack your bags and leave.
She was not allowed to leave the country.
exit
He exited without saying goodbye.
step down
alight
Two men alighted from the vehicle.
disembark
Six passengers had already disembarked.
dismount
She dismounted and began to lead her horse.
See get
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alight
Definition
to step out of a vehicle or off a horse
Two men alighted from the vehicle.
Synonyms
get off,
descend,
get down,
disembark,
dismount
in the sense of depart
Definition
to leave
In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
Synonyms
leave,
go,
withdraw,
retire,
disappear,
quit,
retreat,
exit,
go away,
vanish,
absent (yourself),
start out,
migrate,
set forth,
take (your) leave,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
slope off,
pack your bags (informal),
make tracks,
bog off (British, slang),
rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of disembark
Definition
to land or cause to land from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle