Meaning & use
off from work
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UK/ˌɒf frəm ˈwɜːk/
US/ˌɔːf frəm ˈwɝːk/
Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
not at your job because you are taking a day or period of rest or leave.
Grammar: Used after be or verbs like take or have: She is off from work today.
Patterns
- be off from work
- take time off from work
- have a day off from work
I'm off from work tomorrow, so we can meet for lunch.
He's been off from work for a week with a bad cold.
She took three days off from work to move house.
Common combinations
- be off from work
- My sister is off from work this week.
- take time off from work
- I need to take some time off from work to study.
- a day off from work
- Everyone needs a day off from work now and then.
- be off from work sick
- Two people are off from work sick today.
Synonyms and how they differ
- off work
- The British version; it means the same but drops 'from'.
- on leave
- More formal and often used for official or military absence.
Opposites
at workon duty
Word family
- off work phrase
- British equivalent meaning not working.
Commonly confused: off from work or off work?
off from work vs off work
British English usually says 'off work' without 'from'; American English often includes 'from'.
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