power off
To turn off, to cut the power toTo turn off, to cut the power to.
» The power has been off since this morning.
Der Strom ist seit heute Morgen ausgefallen. — Dejo
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1 sensesTo turn off, to cut the power to.
Examples
24 sentencesThe power has been off since this morning.
deDer Strom ist seit heute Morgen ausgefallen. — Dejo
Cut the power off.
The radio is powered off.
Радіо вимкнене. — deniko
ruРадио выключено. — al_ex_an_der
deDas Radio ist ausgeschaltet. — MUIRIEL
Make sure the power is actually off.
Remember to turn the power back off again.
Forms
powers off, powering off, powered off, powered off| Base form | power off · to power off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | powers off |
| Present participle | powering off |
| Past simple | powered off |
| Past participle | powered off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- power upTo turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational.
- power offTo turn off, to cut the power to.
- power onTo turn on (an electrical device).
- power downTo switch off (something electrical).
- power aheadTo become stronger; to gather momentum; to increase in energy; to become more successful.
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.