switch off meaning

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Definition of switch off in English Dictionary

• VerbSGswitches offPRswitching offPT, PPswitched off+-
  1. (transitive) to turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.
     1. We have found that a patrolman in the central section of the city can switch on, and later switch off, 100 signs with ease.
  2. (idiomatic) to lose interest, and start thinking about something else.
     1. Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To alternate between; to trade.
     1. Do you eat all your peas and then all your potatoes, or do you switch off between them as you go?
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • If you don't switch off the car lights, you will run the battery down.
     • Do you eat all your peas and then all your potatoes, or do you switch off between them as you go?

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (off)
  2. Verbs
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (off)
     • Intransitive verbs
     • Transitive verbs

Other Vocabulary

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3. en pinch off
4. en switchout
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