A primary particle; {off} that {is} away (from something {near}) in various senses (of {place} {time} or relation; literally or figuratively): - (X here-) {after} {ago} {at} because {of} {before} by (the space {of}) for ({-th}) {from} {in} (out) {of} {off} (up-) on ({-ce}) {since} with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes {separation}departure6 {cessation}completion6 {reversal} etc.