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Definition turn off in American English

turn off phrasal verb

phrasal verb
Example

Will you turn the television off, please?

Example

Harry turned off the engine and wound down the window.

Example

It is now safe to turn off your computer.

Synonyms and related words
break brick cannibalize
Example

The emergency crew has turned off local power and gas supplies.

Example

Go and turn the faucet off before the bathtub overflows.

Synonyms and related words
break brick cannibalize
2

to leave the road that you are traveling along in order to go along another one that leads away from it

Example

Turn off the road onto a dirt driveway.

Example

Drive east along I-95, turn off at exit 35 and continue on route 146 to get to the center of Branford.

Synonyms and related words
back up block in box in
Example

His bad breath really turns me off!

Synonyms and related words
on the pull arouse desire
4

to make someone feel bored or no longer interested in something

Example

This sort of talk could turn a lot of voters off.

Synonyms and related words
bore pall turn off
4.1

to tune out

Synonyms and related words
ignore put aside write off
Definition turn off in American English