What does "go off" mean?

For an alarm to activate When an alarm or alert sounds or activates.

How do you use "go off" in a sentence?

My alarm went off at six. The smoke detector went off. The notification keeps going off.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Significado: For an alarm to activate

警报响起

Que una alarma se active

アラームが鳴る

알람이 울리다

When an alarm or alert sounds or activates.

警报或提醒发出声音或被触发。

Cuando una alarma o alerta suena o se activa.

アラームや警報が鳴り出すこと。

알람이나 경보가 소리를 내거나 작동할 때 사용한다.

Base verb: go

Particle: off

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

My alarm went off at six.
我的闹钟六点响了
Mi alarma sonó a las seis
目覚ましが6時に鳴った
알람이 6시에 울렸다.
The smoke detector went off.
烟雾探测器响了
El detector de humo saltó
煙感知器が鳴った
화재 감지기가 울렸다.
The notification keeps going off.
通知一直响个不停
La notificación sigue sonando
通知が鳴り続けている
알림이 계속 울린다.

Contexto: alarms, notifications, alerts

Tono: neutral

From guns going off when fired.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal