What does turn off mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. switch off, cut, turn off, turn outverb

    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

  2. turn offverb

    make a turn

    "turn off at the parking area"

  3. turn off, put offverb

    cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

Wiktionary

  1. turn offverb

    To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.

  2. turn offverb

    To repulse, disgust, or discourage.

  3. turn offverb

    To leave a road; to exit.

ChatGPT

  1. turn off

    To turn off means to stop the operation or flow of something, typically by switching a device or system off. It could also mean to cause someone to feel bored, uninterested, or repelled.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn off in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of turn off in a Sentence

  1. Sarah Clawson:

    People have no idea how much the lighting around the house contributes to an ugly yellow picture, turn off the lights, open all the window blinds, and you’ll be amazed at the difference in video quality.

  2. Scott Johnson:

    You get bad days where you’re sad or feel depressed, and some days it takes a lot of motivation to get up, those times I try to give myself a pep talk, or think I’m going to turn off my mind and just do it. And sometimes, you just have to suck it up.

  3. Marc Eskenazi:

    The procedure says that at the end of the day, electricity on the site is turned off. So we turn off the lifts and the scaffolding's lights, and we hand over the keys to the sacristy's concierge, that's exactly what the workers did. They followed the procedure, and it was of course duly noted in the registers at the sacristy.

  4. Pat Elphinstone:

    The human brain is like a TV set. When it goes blank, it's time to turn off the sound.

  5. Wesley D'Amico:

    The best software doesn't speed up a slow processor. Unblock your conscience before starting to update yourself, if your attitudes are not compatible with thoughts, your self-esteem has a virus, if it does not format, disconnect from the internet and turn off bluetooth.


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