Standard Lemma guide

offline

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To raid another player's base while that player is not currently playing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Rust

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From off- + line.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَيْر مُتَّصِل (ḡayr muttaṣil) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Arabic: غَيْر مُتَوَاجِد (ḡayr mutawājid) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Arabic: أُفْلَايْن (ʔoflayn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Bulgarian: офлайн (oflajn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Catalan: fora de línia — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫機 /脱机 (tuōjī) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Chinese Mandarin: 離線 /离线 (líxiàn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Cornish: dhywarlinen — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Czech: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Czech: nepřipojený — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Dutch: ontkoppeld — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Dutch: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Esperanto: eksterreta — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Estonian: ära — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Faroese: ósambundin — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Finnish: verkon ulkopuolella — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Finnish: yhteydettömässä tilassa — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Finnish: yhteydetön — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Finnish: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Finnish: offline-tilassa — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • French: hors ligne — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • French: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Georgian: ხაზგარეშე (xazgareše) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Georgian: კავშირგარეშე (ḳavširgareše) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • German: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Greek: εκτός ροής (ektós roḯs) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Icelandic: ótengdur — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Ido: ekreta — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Ido: eklinea — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Indonesian: luring — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Interlingua: foras de linea — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Interlingua: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Irish: as líne — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Italian: off-line — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Japanese: オフライン (ofurain) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Japanese: 停止 (tēshi) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Korean: 오프라인 (opeurain) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Macedonian: исклучен (isklučen) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Malay: luar talian — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Manx: ass-linney — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Māori: tuimotu — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Marathi: ऑफलाईन (ŏphlāīn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Norman: hors lîngne — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Persian: بُرونخط (borun-e xat) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Persian: آفلاین (âflâyn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Polish: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Portuguese: fora de linha — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Portuguese: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Romanian: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Romanian: neconectat direct — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Romanian: în afara liniei — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Russian: офла́йн (oflájn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Scottish Gaelic: às loidhne — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Slovene: nedosegljiv — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Slovene: nepovezan — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Spanish: offline — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Spanish: fuera de línea — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Swedish: frånkopplad — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Turkish: çevrimdışı — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Ukrainian: офла́йн (oflájn) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Urdu: آف لائن (āf-lā'in) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Urdu: بے ربط (be-rabt) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Urdu: بے خط (be-xat) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Uyghur: تورسىز (torsiz) — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Vietnamese: ngoại tuyến — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Vietnamese: gián tuyến — of a system, not connected to a larger network
  • Welsh: all-lein — of a system, not connected to a larger network