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

Royal got off to a solid start in set one but trailed for most of set two. —Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 10 May 2026

Playing in front of their second sellout crowd of the season, the Quakes got off to a perfect start. —Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 10 May 2026

That deal never got off the ground as OpenAI pivoted away from developing data centers, instead leaning heavily on partners like Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon to piece together as much capacity as possible. —Kristina Partsinevelos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 May 2026

Deadline reported that while Stumble ultimately performed well, its ratings got off to a slow start in its Friday night slot behind Happy’s Place. —Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

Sims’ Wings tenure got off to a big start. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026

Skip Bayless was back on ESPN after 10 years still screaming for LeBron to get off his lawn. —Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

The driver said the Ford, driven by Baummer, drove past and changed lanes in front of him before getting off I-695 at Hollins Ferry Road. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 May 2026

The delay left countries scrambling to track the passengers who got off the ship some two weeks earlier. —ABC News, 8 May 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