Meaning Of Turn Off (something) In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of turn off in English

turn off

phrasal verb with turn verb uk /tɜːn/ us /tɝːn/ Add to word list Add to word list (of a piece of equipment) to stop working or (of a power or water supply) to stop flowing: The heater turns off using this switch. A few seconds later, the projector turned off. You have to hold the button for a good 15 seconds before the device turns off. You can set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.

turn off (something)

phrasal verb with turn verb uk /tɜːn/ us /tɝːn/ to leave the road you are travelling on and travel along another one: Turn off the motorway at the next exit.

• We turned off the track and headed across the fields.
• You need to turn off left just before you get to the village.
• We turned off the main road.
• Turn off when you get to the church.

Changing direction

• about turn! idiom
• about-face
• bear
• branch off phrasal verb
• break
• cut
• decoy
• do an about-face
• do an about-turn
• excursive
• excursively
• flippy
• regear
• reverse
• slew
• someone's back is turned idiom
• swerve
• turn (something) around phrasal verb
• turn over phrasal verb
• wheel

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turn someone off

phrasal verb with turn verb uk /tɜːn/ us /tɝːn/ informal to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually: I would think the smell of her breath would turn anyone off.

turn sth off

phrasal verb with turn verb uk /tɜːn/ us /tɝːn/ to use a control to make a piece of equipment stop working or to make a power or water supply stop flowing: I got into bed, turned off the light, and fell asleep. Could you turn the light off, please? The electricity has been turned off. The bath is running over - quick, turn the taps off. Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the office. I need to talk to him, but he's turned his phone off. Save water by turning off the tap when brushing your teeth. Synonym turn something outOpposite turn something on

• You can turn it off to save power.
• The fire started because she forgot to turn off the stove.
• We tried turning the machine off and back on again.

turn-offnoun uk /ˈtɜːn.ɒf/ us /ˈtɝːn.ɑːf/

turn-off noun (ROAD)

[ C ] a road that leaves another road to go in a different direction: It's four kilometres to the turn-off for Norwich/the Norwich turn-off. See also turn off (something) Road junctions

• box
• box junction
• circus
• cloverleaf
• corner
• crossing
• crossroad
• crossroads
• fork
• intersect
• intersect with something
• intersection
• island
• junction
• mini-roundabout
• staggered junction
• T-junction
• throughabout
• traffic circle
• turning

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turn-off noun (DISLIKE)

[ C usually singular ] informal something that you dislike or that you do not find interesting or sexually exciting: This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them. Rudeness is, for me, the ultimate turn-off. See also turn someone off informal turn verb (GO ROUND) Tedious and uninspiring

• (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
• anonymous
• antiseptically
• banal
• banally
• lifelessness
• marginal
• marmoreal
• meh
• menial
• staid
• staidly
• stale
• staleness
• stodgily
• viewless
• watch paint dry idiom
• watch the clock idiom
• wearisome
• wearisomely

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turn someone off | American Dictionary

turn someone off

phrasal verb with turn verb us /tɜrn/ infml Add to word list Add to word list to cause someone to lose interest: Her offensive remarks really turned me off. The downtown has outdated architecture that might turn off some people. (Definition of turn off from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of turn-off?

Translations of turn off

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• English   
  • Phrasal verb 
    • turn off
    • turn off (something)
    • turn someone off
    • turn sth off
  • Noun 
    • turn-off (ROAD)
    • turn-off (DISLIKE)
• American   Phrasal verb

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