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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Estonia’s military said the jets had their transponders switched off and did not have flight plans, potentially endangering other aircraft.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
May Have Entered Another NATO Member's Airspace Estonia's Defense Forces told Newsweek that the jets did not have flight plans and their transponders were switched off, with no two-way radio communication with Estonian air traffic control.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
When selective availability switched off, discussions were buzzing.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
But when AgRP neurons are switched off, PVH neurons become more active, suppressing appetite.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
May Have Entered Another NATO Member's Airspace Estonia's Defense Forces told Newsweek that the jets did not have flight plans and their transponders were switched off, with no two-way radio communication with Estonian air traffic control.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
When selective availability switched off, discussions were buzzing.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
But when AgRP neurons are switched off, PVH neurons become more active, suppressing appetite.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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