go off |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | appearing and disappearing |
| Source domains: | contact |
| Particles: | off |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | go |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | (of lights) to stop working | Examples: |
The lights went off in the building. When the sun came up, the bridge lights went off. The light went off and the door opened.
Collins English Dictionary: go off |
Motivation: |
OFF is breaking contact. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: show up, come up, put away, go down, go out, go up, come out