Get off

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1 English 1.1 Transitive verb 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Intransitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Related terms

English

Transitive verb

to get off

1. To move from being on (something) to not being on it.

   Get off your chair and help me.

2. To move (something) from being on (something else) to not being on it.

   Get that dog off the furniture!

3. To disembark from (something).

   You get off the train at the third stop.

4. (slang) To excite; to give pleasure to

   I don't get off on champagne.

5. To stop (doing something), to desist from (doing something).

   This is where you get off ordering me about!

Synonyms

• (1):
• (2): get down from
• (3): disembark from, leave
• (4): stop, desist from, refrain from, quit, end

Translations

• French: (1): ; (2): (an object) descendre; (a person or animal) faire descendre; (3): descendre de; (4): ; (5): arrêter

Intransitive verb

to get off (see transitive verb for inflections)

1. To move from being on (something) to not being on it.

   You'll fall off that wall if you get off.

2. To stop touching or interfering with something or someone.

   Don't tickle me - get off!

3. To disembark.

   When we reach the next stop, we'll get off.

4. (slang) To have sex.

   Alice and Bob are getting off in the bedroom.

Synonyms

• (1): get down
• (2): stop, desist, refrain, leave alone, let alone
• (3): disembark, detrain (from a train), debus (from a bus), deplane (from an aircraft)
• (4): cop off

Translations

• French: (1): descendre; (2): arrêter; (3): descendre
• Italian: (1): scendere; (2): smettere; (3): scendere

Related terms

• get off with
• get off on