1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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2
as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
he really gets off on being the person in charge of everyone else
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Recent Examples of get off
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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The final round got off to a bad start for the 25-year-old, bogeying the first hole.
—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 Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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