Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To switch off.

    block off the passage through

  3. (intransitive, transitive)To separate; to isolate.

    After his wife died, he shut himself off from the world.

    isolate or separate

Examples

55 sentences
  1. Tom shut off his computer.

    Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер.

    ruТом выключил свой компьютер.

    deTom schaltete seinen Rechner aus.

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  2. Tom shut off the engine.

    Том вимкнув двигун.

    ruТом выключил двигатель.

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  3. Tom shut the TV off.

    Том вимкнув телевізор.

    ruТом выключил телевизор.

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  4. Tom shut his computer off.

    Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер.

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  5. Shut it off.

    Вимкни його.

    ruВыключи его.

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Forms

shuts off, shutting off, shut off, shut off
Base formshut off · to shut off
3rd person singularshuts off
Present participleshutting off
Past simpleshut off
Past participleshut off

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshut off
he, she, itshuts off

Past simpleLesson

all personsshut off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shut off
he, she, ithas shut off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shut off

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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