switch off
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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His wife, Monaliza, says the drive to help others never switches off.
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Derek James, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Hundreds of riders will take part, switching off every 10 miles over the next 10 days, with the last rider set to arrive in Old Sacramento on June 25.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
When the car is switched off and in a stable state, the system captures and stores an image of the underbody, establishing a snapshot of what the area should normally look like.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
None of this means the government's number is being switched off.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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Derek James, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Hundreds of riders will take part, switching off every 10 miles over the next 10 days, with the last rider set to arrive in Old Sacramento on June 25.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
When the car is switched off and in a stable state, the system captures and stores an image of the underbody, establishing a snapshot of what the area should normally look like.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
None of this means the government's number is being switched off.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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