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
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Among its fields was a Higgs field, initially switched off.
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Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
In her early months, Opal switched off living with us and with her biological mom.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
Some models might merely switch off the fan as required and leave it at that.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
With the gene switched off, cancer cells are then able to spread very rapidly.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 17 July 2024
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Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
In her early months, Opal switched off living with us and with her biological mom.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
Some models might merely switch off the fan as required and leave it at that.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
With the gene switched off, cancer cells are then able to spread very rapidly.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for switch off
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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