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Definition switch off in American English

switch off phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if you switch off something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches off, it stops working

Example

I parked the car and switched off the engine.

Example

The heat has switched off.

Synonyms and related words
break brick cannibalize
2

to stop listening to someone, or to stop thinking about something

Example

He just switches off and ignores me.

Synonyms and related words
turn down ignore dismiss
3

if people switch off doing something, each of them does it for a while, one after the other

Synonyms and related words
share divide distribute
Definition switch off in American English