switch off |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | starting or stopping |
| Source domains: | contact |
| Particles: | off |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | switch |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | turn off, put out | Antonyms: | switch on, turn on, put on | Definition: | to make a light or a machine stop working | Examples: |
She switched on the television. He switched off the lights and went out. Can I switch the lights off? He switched the engine off.
Collins English Dictionary: switch off |
Motivation: |
OFF is breaking contact. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: take up, put out, switch on, put on, turn off, turn on