come off

verb

came off; come off; coming off; comes off

intransitive verb

1

a

: to acquit oneself : fare

came off well in the contest

b

: appear, seem

2

: succeed

a television series that never came off

—TV Guide

3

: happen, occur

4

US, informal

—used in phrases like where do you come off? to express anger or annoyance at what someone has said or done

Marie was bent over the table now, reading, her piping girlish voice hot with indignation. "Where does she come off, anyway?"

—T. Coraghessan Boyle

transitive verb

1

: to have recently completed or recovered from

coming off a good year

2

: to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)

an addict who is coming off heroin

Examples of come off in a Sentence

couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years

the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

Recent Examples on the Web

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In his first game coming off the bench as a Bruin, Stefanovic contributed six points in his 17 minutes, making two three-pointers. —Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

The drugs have been shown to help people with obesity lose up to 15 percent of their body weight, but come with side effects that mean many struggle to stay on the drugs for long—and weight regain is common for patients who come off the medication. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Another fast-rising young star, who’s coming off of a role in Alien: Romulus, Merced will next be seen in DC’s new Superman — as Kendra Saunders aka Hawkgirl — as well as The Last of Us Season 2. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a