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My mind tends to operate a bit like a radar. I don't find it hard to switch off.
Lloyd Dorfman

Meaning of "switch off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWITCH OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWITCH OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Switch off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SWITCH OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of switch off in the English dictionary

The definition of switch off in the dictionary is to cause to stop operating by or as if by moving a switch, knob, or lever; turn off. Other definition of switch off is to cease to interest or be interested; make or become bored, alienated, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWITCH OFF

switch
switch hit
switch on
switch selling
switch yard
switch-hit
switch-hitter
switchable
switchback
switchblade
switchblade knife
switchboard
switchboard operator
switched-on
switched-star
switchel
switcher
switcheroo
switchgear
switchgirl

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWITCH OFF

better off
brush off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
laugh off
mouth off
on and off
pay off
polish off
push off
shoot one´s mouth off
show off
slough off
take off
touch off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of switch off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWITCH OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «switch off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of switch off

Translation of «switch off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWITCH OFF

Find out the translation of switch off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of switch off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «switch off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关电源
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apagar
570 millions of speakers

English

switch off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्विच बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَقْطَعُ التَّيَّارَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выключать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desligar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éteindre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tutup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausschalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끄다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mateni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனைத்து விடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spegnere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyłączyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимикати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a opri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σβήνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skakel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stänga av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slå av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of switch off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWITCH OFF»

The term «switch off» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWITCH OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «switch off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «switch off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about switch off

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10 QUOTES WITH «SWITCH OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word switch off.
1
Ian Anderson
I think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.
2
Dennis Bergkamp
Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.
3
Will Carling
People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.
4
John Caudwell
I always switch off from the business when I go across the threshold. Home is home, and I try to keep it that way.
5
Hayden Christensen
Between takes I find it difficult to switch off and then try and re-emerge myself in the part, so I try to stay in that frame of mine all day. It can be exhausting and you lose a sense of self, but it is the method that works best for me.
6
Richard Dawkins
Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy book based upon private 'revelation'.
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Lloyd Dorfman
My mind tends to operate a bit like a radar. I don't find it hard to switch off.
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Jessica Ennis
To get the adrenaline pumping between events - or to help me switch off, Jay Z, the Roots and Drake are on my playlist.
9
Megan Fox
I have no problem with commitment - you can't have a real relationship without it. I can flip on a switch in my brain, and even if the next Brad Pitt is standing next to me, I won't look at him. But I can also turn that switch off, and then I collect attractive boys.
10
Shanola Hampton
Your body can't switch off tired. People fall asleep behind the wheel all the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWITCH OFF»

Discover the use of switch off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to switch off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Switch On, Switch Off
Explains how electricity is produced and transmitted, how to create electricity using an electrical wire and a magnet, how generators supply electricity for cities, and how electricity works in homes.
Melvin Berger, 2001
2
Switch off: or, The war of the students
or, The war of the students Oliver Optic. "I don't see it." " In a couple of hours more it will be dinner time. What are we going to do then?" " Dine." "You can't dine very well without something to eat." " When we get hungry enough, we shall he ...
Oliver Optic, 1870
3
Analogue Switch-off: A Signal Change in Television; Second ...
The Early Movers: Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Norway Several northern European countries are expected to complete analogue terrestrial switch-off before the Border region is switched over in 2008 (Finland and Netherlands ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2006
4
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide ...
When you started reading this book, you were probably hoping to find a way to turn the anxiety switch off. Based on your experience, this turned out to be a false hope. The on/off toggle of the anxiety switch isn't working. This may even make ...
John P. Forsyth, Georg H. Eifert, 2007
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Optical Bistability: Controlling Light With Light
By delaying one pulse they measure 90 ns for the photogenerated carrier lifetime . Switch—off was also reported in the fast switch-on GaAs experiment. Usually intrinsic bistable devices are switched off by reducing the input intensity below the ...
Hyatt Gibbs, 1985
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X-15 Rocket Plane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Alternate SAS switch - OFF. I 16. Hydrogen peroxide transfer switch - Check OFF. 15. Vent, pressurization, and jettison control lever - VENT. The vent valve on the N113 tank will be manually closed before flight, to prevent losing NH3 during ...
Periscope Film Com, 2006
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Essential Numerical Computer Methods
glucagon would be maximally suppressed if a switch-off signal were present. The white and the gray bars illustrate the maximal glucagon response in a 1-h interval from t 1⁄4 2.5 h to t 1⁄4 3.5 h without (white) and with (gray) a hypoglycemia ...
Michael L. Johnson, 2010
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HWM
The common term for this move is called "analog switch-off". For a few years now, several countries have pledged their move to switch completely to digital broadcasting by a certain date. Here's a quick list based on our research: ...
9
Specification of Software Systems
The predicate from_on_to_off(u \ , V2) denotes the complementary property for the switch, when it is on at time u\ and off at time V2- We define the predicate off _on(u\, V2) to denote the property that every switch on is followed by a switch off,  ...
V.S. Alagar, K. Periyasamy, 2011
10
Harnessing AutoCAD 2012
... jogged radius dimension Real 45 DIMJUST Controls horizontal text position 0 DIMLDRBLK Leader arrowhead block name ClosedFilled DIMLFAC Length factor Scale 1.0 DIMLIM Limits dimensioning Switch Off DIMLTEX1 Sets the linetype ...
G.V. Krishnan, Thomas Stellman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWITCH OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term switch off is used in the context of the following news items.
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No need to switch off your smartphone at night
If you often switch off your smartphone at night to give it some rest do remember that such “rest periods” don't do any good to your cell phone. “I would say that ... «The Hindu, May 15»
2
As Norway prepares to switch off FM radio, local networks protest
The proposal to switch-off in 2017 was made possible by the Government reaching a target of 50% of Norway's listeners already moving to 'digital listening' in ... «Music Business Worldwide, Apr 15»
3
Insigne: Napoli cannot afford to switch off
Lorenzo Insigne warns Napoli cannot afford to switch off in their bid for more silverware after their Supercoppa Italiana win over Juventus earlier this season. «Goal.com, Mar 15»
4
Tepid coffee anyone? Europe rules percolators must shut off after …
Domestic drip-filter coffee machines with insulated jugs - which keep the coffee warm and preserve its taste without further heating - must switch off after five ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
5
BT slapped down by BSkyB over O2 broadband 'switch off' porkies
A BT direct mail advertising campaign spectacularly backfired on the telco after it claimed BSkyB would switch off O2 users' broadband. Sky bought the ... «Register, Jul 14»
6
GM recalls 511508 Camaros for ignitions you can switch off with …
Every Chevrolet Camaro built since General Motors relaunched the pony car in 2010 – some 511,508 cars worldwide — was recalled today after GM discovered ... «Yahoo News, Jun 14»
7
GM Recalls 778K Vehicles After Fatalities Caused By Ignition …
No one wants their car to switch off while driving down the highway. That's why General Motors announced Thursday that it's recalling nearly 778,000 compact ... «The Consumerist, Feb 14»
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Wind farms handed £5 million to switch off turbines as thousands of …
Wind farm companies were paid almost £5 million to switch off their turbines while storms lashed the UK over the festive period and tens of thousands of homes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
9
Stressed Britons find it a job to switch off on holiday
But 18 per cent now find it so difficult to disconnect from work they confess to never completely relaxing or switching off. The research, by online recruitment site ... «Express.co.uk, Aug 13»
10
Analog TV Transmission Switch off BTQ-7 Brisbane Australia May …
BTQ-7 Brisbane Queensland Australia ceased Analog transmission at 9:00am May 28 2013. The video shows the closure with a mosaic of events that happened ... «YouTube, May 13»

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