turn off
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Third person singular |
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to turn off (third-person singular simple present turns off, present participle turning off, simple past and past participle turned off)
- (transitive) To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.
- Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave.
- (transitive) To repulse, disgust, or discourage.
- Cigarette smoking really turns me off.
- To leave a road; exit.
- Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.
[edit] Usage notes
- In sense 1 the object is normally a thing. It may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.
- In sense 2 the object is normally a person. It may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.
- Sense 3 is intransitive, and can be ergative.
[edit] Translations
switch off appliance or light
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leave a road