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.
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This will allow vessels to switch off their diesel engines while docked, cutting harmful emissions and paving the way for electric ships.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Joppy, who had stayed past the end of her shift in the intensive care unit, followed directions from a respiratory therapist to switch off the ventilator, according to her 2022 lawsuit.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
According to their analysis, after doctors got AI, detection rates of possible polyps fell from 28.4% to 22.4% when their new AI system was switched off.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
In unaffected mice, this on-switch was either partly methylated (in unaffected pre-conception obesity mice) or fully methylated and switched off (in controls).
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Joppy, who had stayed past the end of her shift in the intensive care unit, followed directions from a respiratory therapist to switch off the ventilator, according to her 2022 lawsuit.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
According to their analysis, after doctors got AI, detection rates of possible polyps fell from 28.4% to 22.4% when their new AI system was switched off.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
In unaffected mice, this on-switch was either partly methylated (in unaffected pre-conception obesity mice) or fully methylated and switched off (in controls).
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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