have off
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To get a day or time away from work, or to have something taken out of your body.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To have a period of time free from work, school, or duties.
"I've got a lot of holiday left, so I'm planning to have next Friday off."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 informal
(British, medical) To have a part of the body surgically removed.
"He had two of his toes off after complications from the accident."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
The 'free time' sense is mainly British English. 'Have a day off' and 'have a week off' are very common patterns. The medical sense (having a body part removed) overlaps with 'have out' but is somewhat less common in that usage.
Commonly used with
day week afternoon time tooth appendix
Forms
Base
have off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
has off
he/she/it
Past simple
had off
yesterday
Past participle
had off
have + pp
-ing form
having off
continuous
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