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turn off phrasal verb
ˈturn-off noun
خاموش کردن
خاموش شدن، محل چرخش، نقطه تحول، نقطه انحراف، کامپیوتر: خاموش کردن
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Advanced Persian Dictionaryمهندسی: خاموش کردن،
کامپیوتر: خاموش کردن یاشدن، محل چرخش، نقطه تحول، نقطه انحراف
کامپیوتر: خاموش کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsturn off[verb]Synonyms: stop, cut out, put out, shut down, switch off, turn out, unplug
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English Dictionaryturn off phrasal verb (
see also turn)
1. turn something ↔ off to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc
Synonym : switch off Antonym : turn on:
Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave.2. turn something ↔ off to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a handle
Antonym : turn on:
They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours.3. turn off (something) to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on another road
turn off (something) at/near etc
I think we should have turned off at the last exit.turn off the road/motorway etc
Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown. ⇒
turn-off4. turn somebody ↔ off to make someone decide they do not like something:
Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood. ⇒
turn-off5. turn somebody ↔ off to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a sexual way
Antonym : turn on:
Men who stink of beer really turn me off. ⇒
turn-off [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
ˈturn-off noun1. [countable] a smaller road that leads off a main road:
I missed the turn-off to the farm.2. [singular] informal something that makes you lose interest in something, especially sex:
Pornographic pictures are a real turn-off to most women. ⇒
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Collocationsturn off noun ADJ. next VERB + TURN-OFF
take Take the next turn-off.
miss, overshoot We were chatting and overshot our turn-off. PREP. ~ for the turn-off for Leeds [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Idiomsturn offturn (someone) offto cause someone to lose interest or sympathy.
Her offensive remarks really turned me off.
Her opening statement completely turned off the jury. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
turn off something• turn off (something)
to shut off something, to stop something
"Please turn off the lights before you go out."
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turn off v. 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or by working a switch; to cause to be off.
He turned the water off.
He turned off the light. 2. To leave by turning right or left onto another way.
Turn off the highway at exit 5.
The car turned off on Bridge Street. 3. slang To disgust, bore, or repel (someone) by being intellectually, emotionally, socially, or sexually unattractive.
I won't date Linda Bell anymore
■ she just turns me off. Antonym: TURN ON.
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turn someone offturn (someone) offto cause someone to lose interest or sympathy.
Her offensive remarks really turned me off.
Her opening statement completely turned off the jury. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
turn off someone• turn off (someone)
to disgust/irritate/repel someone
The woman's constant complaining always turns me off.
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turn off somewhere• turn off (somewhere)
to leave a road or path by turning right or left onto another road or path
When we arrived at the small store we turned off onto the small road.
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