switch off
phrasal verb
switched off; switching off; switches off
1
: to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
He switched off the light/lamp.
He switched the TV off.
2
informal
: to stop paying attention
When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off.
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After its historic rendezvous with comet Halley in 1986, Giotto was switched off to save it for a planned rendezvous with another comet, called Grigg–Skjellerup.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Cruz, who was among a group of lawmakers briefed on the collision by federal authorities, said the Black Hawk helicopter had switched off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast sometime before the Jan. 29 crash.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Of course, they can be switched off with the press of a button.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
On iPhones, go to the Privacy setting then scroll down to Apple Advertising, and then switch off Personalized Ads.
—Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Cruz, who was among a group of lawmakers briefed on the collision by federal authorities, said the Black Hawk helicopter had switched off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast sometime before the Jan. 29 crash.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Of course, they can be switched off with the press of a button.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
On iPhones, go to the Privacy setting then scroll down to Apple Advertising, and then switch off Personalized Ads.
—Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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