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

CEOs tend to tell their employees to enjoy their vacation time but set the wrong example by responding to emails from the beach, which only serves to teach a culture that true commitment means never switching off. — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Manfred Weber, the head of the largest group in the European Parliament, spoke after von der Leyen to propose that the EU follow Australia's lead in allowing citizens to switch off social media algorithms. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Summer skiing has been a fixture on Europe’s high Alpine glaciers for decades, but enthusiasts fear this year’s unprecedented heat could cause operators to switch off the lifts in the warmer months for good. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Researchers have completely switched off superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by weakening interactions between electrons, providing strong evidence that those interactions are central to the unusual phenomenon. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for switch off

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