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[daisy1352]

We have a week off. Any plans?
When are you off? Wednesday morning, on flight 912.
What is the meaning off in the first and second sentence?
Thanks

[user_gary]

Where are you off to?

The meaning of this sentence is "Where are you leaving"?
More examples of this kind :
(1) I'm just going off to the shops.
(2) She's off to Canada next week.
And this meaning comes from the following definition of the dictionary :
off
away from a place or position, especially the present place or position:

We have a week off. Any plans?

here, off means (not at work)
So,
The meaning of this sentence is, "We have holidays from work for a week. Any plans"?
More examples of this kind :
(1) I was off work yesterday. [I was not at work yesterday]
(2) He's off at the moment. [He is not at the working place. (may be he went for a lunch)]


Note : I am just a beginner. I have interpretted the meaning of "off" as far as I know.

[Barb_D]

I agree with the second part of Gary's explanation. Here are some additional comments.

"When are you off?"
My first understanding would be "What days do you have as vacation/leave/not scheduled?"

Your friend works a rotating schedule: When are you off this week?

Your friend says he's looking forward to relaxing on his vacation coming up. Great! When are you off?

I would not expect "When are you off?" to be answered with airline flight information. That would be a more natural response to When do you leave? or When do you take off?

[a writer, not a teacher]

[user_gary]

Thank you Barb_D

I overlooked the original question.
I thought, it was "where are you off?". I never thought of, "when are you off"?

The first part of the explanation was about "where are you off"?

[bianca]

[quote=user_gary;198070]Thank you Barb_D

I overlooked the original question.
I thought, it was "where are you off?". I never thought of, "when are you off"?

The first part of the explanation was about "where are you off"?[/quote]

where are you off to?