1 A2 informal
To exit a vehicle or dismount a bicycle or animal quickly and easily.
"She hopped off her bike and locked it to the fence outside the café."
hop off
A2 informal intransitive
To leave or dismount a vehicle, bicycle, or other conveyance quickly and casually.
In plain English
Get off a bus, bike, or train quickly.
What does "hop off" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B1 idiomatic informal
(British, informal) Used to tell someone rudely or firmly to go away or stop bothering you.
"He told the journalist to hop off and leave him alone."
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To spring or jump off something.
Actually means
Get off a bus, bike, or train quickly.
Usage tip
Common with buses, trains, bicycles, and horses. 'Hop off' carries a sense of ease or nonchalance. Also used informally to tell someone to leave or stop bothering you (British slang).
Words that pair with "hop off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
bus train bike horse tram scooter
How to conjugate "hop off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
hop off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hops off
he/she/it
Past simple
hoped off
yesterday
Past participle
hoped off
have + pp
-ing form
hoping off
continuous
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