Meaning trap
go off
leave suddenly
To leave a place suddenly, often without telling anyone.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To leave a place suddenly, often without telling anyone.
Another meaning of 'go off' is 'alarm rings or bomb explodes'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- She went off without saying goodbye to anyone.relationships
- Sometimes people go off to study in another country to experience a new culture.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: go off (no object) / go off (to/with someone/something)
WrongShe went off from the party early.
RightShe went off early. / She left the party early.
You don't 'go off from' a place. Use 'go off' alone, or 'go off + to a destination'.
Patterngo off (no object) / go off (to/with someone/something)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Go off' captures leaving abruptly. 'Departed without informing anyone' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
go off + to/-ingoff to bedoff somewhereoff in a huffoff to find her
Don't confuse it
Not about noise or food.
Related
- go off (alarm rings or bomb explodes) — Another meaning of 'go off' is 'alarm rings or bomb explodes'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.