tɜːrn ɒf
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- turn
- Particle:
- off
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "turn off" mean?
- To stop a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- To leave a road or path and take another direction
- To cause someone to lose interest or feel repelled (informal)
Examples
- Don't forget to turn off the stove before you leave.
- Turn off the highway at the next exit.
- His arrogant attitude really turns me off.
- Please turn off your phones during the movie.
- We turned off onto a small country road.
How to use it
'Turn someone off' meaning to repel is informal. For driving directions, 'turn off' means to exit onto a different road.
Word order
Object can go between: 'turn the TV off' or after: 'turn off the TV'. Pronouns must go between: 'turn it off'.
Similar expressions
switch off
shut off
deactivate
power down
Opposites
turn on
switch on
activate
Related phrasal verbs
- turn on
To start a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- turn out
To have a particular result or end in a certain way
- turn down
To reduce the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- turn into
To change or transform into something different
- turn around
To rotate to face the opposite direction
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