How to Pronounce "off the grid"
expression
ˈɔf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹɪd
AWF thuh GRID
ˈɒf/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɹˈɪd
OF thuh GRID
Definition
Living without being connected to public utilities like electricity, water, or the internet, often for reasons of independence or sustainability. Also used to mean being hard to contact or outside of normal communication channels.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹɪd
British English
ˈɒf/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɹˈɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWF thuh GRID
UK
OF thuh GRID
Listen in Context
They live off the grid in a small cabin in the woods.
My dream is to go off the grid and grow my own food.
He disappeared and went off the grid for months.
Sometimes I wish I could just go off the grid and escape city life.