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

Recent Examples on the Web

Turning the switch off does not automatically delete what is already there. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The vessel had switched off its AIS transponder, a marine radio device that broadcasts a ship’s identity, speed, course and position. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

The agent that earns the purchase asks at the right moment, stays inside its limits and can be switched off in a heartbeat. — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Remnant radio galaxies represent the final stage in the evolution of radio galaxies, at which point the jets from the galaxies' central regions, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs) powered by feeding supermassive black holes, have switched off. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for switch off

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