switch sth off/on

switch sth off/on
UK US switch sth off/on
Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb
to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »

Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • switch sth off — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌswitch (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb if you switch off something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches off, it stops working The heating has switched off.[/ex] I parked the car and switched off the engine.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived …   Useful english dictionary

  • switch sth on — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌput sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to delay doing something that you do not want to do You can t put the decision off any longer.[/ex] He was glad to have an excuse to put off telling her the news.[/ex] 2) to arrange to do something at a later time than you… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • switch — 1 /swItS/ verb 1 (I, T) to change from one thing to another, usually suddenly (+ to): He used to play tennis, but now he s switched to golf. | switch sth to/from/away etc: Duval switched easily and fluently from French to English. | switch… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • switch*/*/ — [swɪtʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to change from one thing to another, or to make something do this He used to vote Conservative, but he switched to Labour in 1997.[/ex] Once you have learned the basics of word processing, switching between different… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • switch on — verb cause to operate by flipping a switch (Freq. 5) switch on the light turn on the stereo • Syn: ↑turn on • Ant: ↑switch off • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • switch something on — TURN ON, put on, activate, start, set going, set in motion, operate, initiate, actuate, initialize, energize. → switch * * * turn on an electrical device * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on… …   Useful english dictionary

  • switch — switch1 W3S2 [swıtʃ] v 1.) [I and T] to change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another switch to ▪ She worked as a librarian before switching to journalism. switch from sth to sth ▪ Duval could switch easily from French to English …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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