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

Recent Examples on the Web

In a soulful track that defies genre, the two switch off on vocals among electric guitar flourishes and catchy refrains. —Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Wang’s team wants to understand the reason why the regeneration genes, still buried deep in the mammalian genome, were switched off in the first place, before attempting to switch them back on. —Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025

The idea is to switch off and restore balance, ensuring a blissful night's sleep. —Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025

During the protests, the Communication Authority banned the live coverage of demonstrations and switched off some of the free-to-air television signals, drawing condemnation from human-rights groups. —Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

Rhymes for switch off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff