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.
Examples of switch off in a Sentence
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Fortnite will switch off its matchmaking half an hour before the start of downtime, so that players are not suspended mid-game.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
After losing their job, the first thing managers often do is book a holiday, to switch off, relax and unwind.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
According to series writer Robert Lipsyte, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell was so unbearable that viewers not only turned off their own televisions but went next door to switch off their neighbors’ too.
—Marc Freeman, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of paying producers to switch off, excess energy could be monetised in real-time, and customers would see immediate savings on their bills.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
After losing their job, the first thing managers often do is book a holiday, to switch off, relax and unwind.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
According to series writer Robert Lipsyte, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell was so unbearable that viewers not only turned off their own televisions but went next door to switch off their neighbors’ too.
—Marc Freeman, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of paying producers to switch off, excess energy could be monetised in real-time, and customers would see immediate savings on their bills.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for switch off
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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