Turn off meaning
Turn off is a phrasal verb that means to make a piece of equipment stop working by pressing or moving a control.
- Past simple
- turned off
- Past participle
- turned off
- -ing form
- turning off
What turn off means
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To make a piece of equipment stop working by pressing or moving a control
Don't forget to turn off the lights.
Similar phrasal verbs
With turn: turn on, turn down, turn out, turn up.
With off: take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off, back off.
Common questions
What does turn off mean?
To make a piece of equipment stop working by pressing or moving a control.
What is the past tense of turn off?
Turned off, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
