Meaning

12 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, off.

    He turned off from me and faced the far wall.

  2. (transitive)To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

    Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave.

    In some people, this gene has been turned off.

  3. To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

    (broadly, transitive)To deactivate a heat source cooking a particular item.

    You can turn off the green beans now.

  4. (intransitive, transitive, usually)To become deactivated; to become powered down.

    My computer turned off!

  5. (transitive)To rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas.

    Remember to turn the tap off once you've finished so you don't waste water.

    zudrehen, abstellen

  6. (transitive)To bore, repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).

    That book's plot was so predictable, it turned me off.

    Cigarette smoking really turns me off.

    abstoßen, abtörnen

    отталкиватьottalkivatʹ

  7. (intransitive)To leave a road; to exit a highway or other main road.

    You'll need to turn off before we get to the county line.

    Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.

    abbiegen, ausfahren

    сворачиватьsvoračivatʹ, съезжатьsʺjezžatʹ

  8. (dated, transitive)To avert; to stop (something).

    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

  9. (transitive)To raise, unblocking the way and signaling that a train may proceed.

  10. To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

    (obsolete, transitive)To dismiss; to fire.

    The butler turned off that foolish maid.

  11. (archaic, transitive)To turn out; to produce.

    make a turn

  12. (obsolete, slang, transitive)To execute by hanging.

    The thief was turned off by the hangman.

Examples

1205 sentences
  1. Can I turn off the TV?

    Можна я вимкну телевізор? — deniko

    ruМожно мне выключить телевизор? — Tonari

    deKann ich den Fernseher ausmachen? — MUIRIEL

  2. Did you turn off the gas?

    Ти вимкнув газ? — deniko

    ruТы выключил газ? — Selena777

    deHast du das Gas abgedreht? — Esperantostern

  3. I didn't turn off the light.

    Я не вимкнув світло. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не погасил свет. — Maksimo

    deIch habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet. — MUIRIEL

  4. Could you turn off the lights?

    Ти не міг би, будь ласка, вимкнути світло? — deniko

    ruТы не мог бы выключить свет? — odexed

    deBitte löschen Sie das Licht. — cost

  5. Can we turn the TV off?

    Ми можемо вимкнути телевізор? — deniko

    ruМы можем выключить телевизор? — odexed

    deKönnen wir den Fernseher ausschalten? — mayabe

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
switch off appliance or light:
Русский
By meaning 3
switch off appliance or light:
repulse:
leave a road:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
switch off appliance or light:
rotate a tap or valve to stop outflow:
repulse:
leave a road:

Forms

turns off, turning off, turned off, turned off
Base formturn off · to turn off
3rd person singularturns off
Present participleturning off
Past simpleturned off
Past participleturned off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturn off
he, she, itturns off

Past simpleLesson

all personsturned off

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turn off

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
interrupt flow of liquid or gas by rotating a valve:shut off
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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