adj · adv · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒfˈlaɪn/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɔfˈlaɪn/
cot-caught-merger:/ɑfˈlaɪn/
rhymes with -aɪn
CMU ARPABET:AO1 F L AY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.
He only had the option to play offline games because there was no Wi-Fi.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: online
2
adj
Meaning 2
Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Examples
offline meetings
offline dating
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: IRL, meatspace
Antonyms: online
3
adv
Meaning 3
While offline; with an offline system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: online
4
adv
Meaning 4
Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
Topics: business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract