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present participle of turn off
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1
to cause to feel disgust
- that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while
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2
to change one's course or direction
- turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left
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3
to let go from office, service, or employment
- eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee
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4
to cause to stop functioning
- please turn off the fan when you're done
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“Turning off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20off. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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