go off

go off
intransitive verb Date: 1579 1. explode 2. to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily 3. to go forth, out, or away ; leave 4. to undergo decline or deterioration 5. to follow the expected or desired course ; proceed <
the party went off well
>
6. to make a characteristic noise ; sound <
could hear the alarm going off
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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