switch off

phrasal verb

switched off; switching off; switches off

1

: to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.

He switched off the light/lamp.

He switched the TV off.

2

informal : to stop paying attention

When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off.

Examples of switch off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thus, the decision to switch off any instruments on either Voyager 1 or Voyager 2 isn't taken lightly. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025

Break free from the cycle of crunch mode When your calendar has zero white space and your brain never switches off, change can't wait. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

Over the decades, these have been reconfigured or switched off entirely. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025

The trepidation felt heading to the Etihad — regardless of title challengers Arsenal’s defeat by West Ham United a day earlier — largely revolved around Liverpool switching off in key moments. —Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for switch off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff