go off
1 (v + adv) leave INTRANSITIVEimigh leat PhrV bailigh leat PhrV 2 (v + adv) explode INTRANSITIVEpléasc verb séid verbTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) gun INTRANSITIVEscaoil verb the gun went off accidentally scaoil an gunna trí thimpiste 4 (v + adv) alarm etc INTRANSITIVEbuail verb bain verb if the alarm goes off má bhuaileann an t-aláramher phone went off thosaigh a fón ag bualadh 5 (v + adv) electricity etc INTRANSITIVEimigh as PhrV téigh as PhrV if the light goes off má théann an solas as, má mhúchann an solasthe electricity went off d'imigh an leictreachas as, gearradh an leictreachas 6 (v + adv) food: go bad INTRANSITIVEtéigh ó mhaithimigh ó mhaith all the food had gone off bhí an bia ar fad ó mhaiththe milk had gone off bhí an bainne géaraithe, bhí cor sa bhainnethe meat goes off téann an fheoil ó mhaith, tagann cor san fheoil 7 (v + adv) informal deteriorate INTRANSITIVEimigh chun donais her voice has gone off a bit níl a guth baileach chomh maith agus a bhíodh, tá meath tagtha ar a guth 8 (v + prep) lose appetite for TRANSITIVEcol a thabhairt dosnamh a thabhairt do she went off her food chaill sí a goile, bhí sí curtha dá cuid bia, ghlac sí col lena cuid bia 9 (v + prep) stop liking sth/sb TRANSITIVEsuim a chailleadh isnamh a thabhairt do she went off music chaill sí suim sa cheol, d'éirigh sí tinn den cheolhe's gone off her níl suim aige inti níos móthey've gone off the idea of moving níl siad i bhfách le bogadh a thuilleadh 10 (v + adv) happen INTRANSITIVEéirigh le PhrV the festival went off well d'éirigh go maith leis an bhféile, bhí an-rath ar an bhféilethe protest went off peacefully níor tharla aon achrann ag an agóid 11 (v + adv) fall asleep INTRANSITIVEtit i do chodladh gabh a chodladhshe went off to sleep thit sí ina codladh, chuaigh sí a chodladh, thit a codladh uirthi → féach go