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- [turn awf, of]
- /tɜrn ɔf, ɒf/
- /tɜːn ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn awf, of]
- /tɜrn ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of turned off words
- verb with object turned off to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object turned off to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar. 1
- verb with object turned off to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object turned off to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object turned off to change the position of, by or as if by rotating; move into a different position: to turn the handle one notch. 1
- verb with object turned off to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of turned off
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English turnen, partly continuing Old English turnian, tyrnan < Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe, round off (derivative of tornus lathe < Greek tórnos tool for making circles), partly < Old French torner, t(o)urner < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the v., partly < Anglo-French *torn, t(o)urn; Old French tor, t(o)ur < Latin tornus, as above
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Parts of speech for Turned off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turned off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turned off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turned off
adj turned off
- bored — If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
- bored stiff — very bored
- disgusted — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- grossed out — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
Antonyms for turned off
adj turned off
- bewitched — to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
- calescent — increasing in heat
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- feverous — feverish.
- have a thing about — If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
adjective turned off
- ensorcelled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.
- ovenlike — Resembling an oven, especially in shape.
- zestful — full of zest.
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