get off

verb

got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off

intransitive verb

1

: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment

got off with a light sentence

2

: start, leave

got off on the trip early

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

transitive verb

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

Synonyms of get off

• depart
• move
• exit
• get
• go
• pull out
• peel off
• push off
• go off
• walk out
• run along
• take off
• cut out
• escape
• start
• bail out
• clear off
• clear out
• step (along)
• push on
• evacuate
• dig out

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 mission was targeted to get off the ground in mid-September before an oxidizer leak was detected on the propulsion system of the Dragon spacecraft, selected to transport the astronauts to and dock at the orbital station. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

That pain led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

The Dream got off to one of the roughest starts of their season. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Elversberg, a town with 13,000 inhabitants in the southwest German state of Saarland, was hosting its first Bundesliga match and got off to a great start with goals from Lukas Petkov and Campbell, with less than nine minutes on the clock. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Only got off a punt out of bounds at around the line of scrimmage. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Buechele was back-pedaling in the face of pressure before getting off a pass to Pettis, who was open along the left side of hte goal line. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

The project gets off the ground at Amazon MGM after an attempt at series development of the book at HBO. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for get off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

get off

verb

1

: set out sense 2

got off on their camping trip

2

: to escape or help to escape punishment or harm