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

Russia does not have to switch off Ukraine’s power to impose an extraordinary burden. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Some buttons really did switch off the pain vector, while others were placebos. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Backed by Ronson and Salaam Remi, the album’s producers, and the Amy Winehouse Band — a tribute act led by the singer’s bassist and musical director Dale Davis — the artists involved switched off vocals on Back to Black’s 11 tracks. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

And then a seven-hour-long GRB came along—acting like a Death Star whose planet-destroying beam refused to switch off—that defied all explanation. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for switch off

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