go off
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle off
Meanings
Stop working or be cut
Why “off”? The connection stops. The machine, light, or device stops working.
“The lights went off in the storm.”
“The fridge went off during the outage.”
Don't confuse with
Go off means stop working or be cut. Go on means continue happening or doing something.
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Continue happening or doing something; Happen or take place; Talk for a long time, often in a tedious way; Use information as the basis for an opinion; Begin to operate
click off
Same off pattern: power stop
Deactivate by clicking
flip off
Same off pattern: power stop
Deactivate by flipping a control
log off
Same off pattern: power stop
Sign out of a computer system
power off
Same off pattern: power stop
Shut a device down completely
shut off
Same off pattern: power stop
Stop operating completely
sign off
Same off pattern: power stop
End a broadcast or session
switch off
Same off pattern: power stop
Deactivate by flipping a switch
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