TURN OFF
1. To turn off something (or turn something off) is to stop it from working or flowing with a switch or a tap.
Turn off is the opposite of turn on.
Examples of use:
- Don't forget to turn the tap off when you've finished washing your hands.
- I've turned off all the lights and locked the door.
- This switch turns off the kitchen light.
- Turn the TV off now – it’s time for bed.
2. To turn off a road is to leave it and travel along a different road.
Example of use:
- Turn off here, please. My house is the last one on the right.
- If we turn off at the next junction I'm sure we'll get there sooner.
| infinitive | turn off |
| present simple | turn off and turns off |
| -ing form | turning off |
| past simple | turned off |
| past participle | turned off |