What does turn off mean?
Definitions for turn off
turn off
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word turn off.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
turn offverb
make a turn
"turn off at the parking area"
turn off, put offverb
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Wiktionary
turn offverb
To power down; to stop a device by switching it off.
turn offverb
To repulse, disgust, or discourage.
turn offverb
To leave a road; to exit.
ChatGPT
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turn off in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turn off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of turn off in a Sentence
We need to look at all the ways we are not understanding the fate of plastic, recycling is terrible, even in the US. Countries are facing up to the reality, but they are not ready to turn off the tap. Read more: Greenland is melting in a heatwave. That's everyone's problem.
If and when Covid restrictions ease, you won't see a reversal in the same way you saw the acceleration because these drug distribution networks and addiction become embedded in the community. And it's not like they turn off overnight.
State Department's State Department that for years and years and years we've provided hundreds of millions of dollars -- taxpayer, State Mike Pompeo taxpayer dollars -- to these countries and it, as you can see, hasn't delivered the outcome we're looking for with respect to American security and security along our southern border, so President Trump's made the decision that, with respect to the three countries in the Northern Triangle, we would turn off that assistance and frankly demand that they do the things that they're capable of doing. They've now expressed some willingness. We need to work alongside them to deliver on this outcome.
If (Odom's situation) becomes a central story line, it might help ratings temporarily, but we have also seen that these kind of things don't necessarily draw viewers back in hordes, if anything, it reminds viewers that this isn't just a fantasy world and that can sometimes turn off people who don't really want to think about what they are watching but who just want to tune out and enjoy.
We need the government to go much, much, much further, we are facing a plastics crisis and we need to turn off the tap, we are really facing an environmental crisis, our oceans are full of plastic, and they're killing marine life, they are damaging our eco-systems and they are actually threatening human health.
Translations for turn off
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- vypnoutCzech
- slukkeDanish
- ausmachen, abstoßen, ausschalten, ausfahren, abbiegen, abschaltenGerman
- σβήνω, στρίβω, κλείνωGreek
- elŝaltiEsperanto
- apagar, salir, repugnarSpanish
- sulkea, sammuttaa, laittaa pois päältäFinnish
- éteindreFrench
- बंद करेंHindi
- անջատելArmenian
- matikanIndonesian
- spegnereItalian
- 消す, オフ, 切るJapanese
- 끄다Korean
- одбива, се исклучува, одвраќа, исклу́чува, изга́сува, га́сиMacedonian
- uitzettenDutch
- slått påNorwegian
- esténger, atudar, esténherOccitan
- wyłączać, wyłączyćPolish
- desligarPortuguese
- wañuchiyQuechua
- stüzzer, stizar, stidar, stüderRomansh
- închide, stingeRomanian
- туши́ть, вы́ключить, потуши́ть, гаси́ть, выключа́ть, погаси́тьRussian
- studaiSardinian
- stänga av, svänga av, stannaSwedish
- kapamakTurkish
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