turn off

turn off
phrasal verb
Word forms "turn off":
present tense I/you/we/they turn off he/she/it turns off present participle turning off past tense turned off past participle turned off
1)
a) [transitive] to stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by pressing a button or by moving a switch

Will you turn the television off, please?

It is now safe to turn off your computer.

b) to stop using a supply of water, gas, or electricity by turning a tap, pressing a button, or moving a switch

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

Go and turn the tap off before the bath overflows.

2) turn off something
[intransitive/transitive] to leave the road that you are travelling along in order to go along another one that leads away from it

Turn off the road onto a dirt driveway.

turn off at:

If you're coming on the M4, turn off at junction 26.

3)
a) [transitive] to make someone feel bored or no longer interested in something

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

b) [intransitive] informal to stop paying attention

When people lose interest they just turn off.

4) turn someone off
[transitive] to stop someone feeling sexually attracted or sexually excited

His bad breath really turns me off!


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • turn off — index alienate (estrange), shut Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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