click off
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To turn something off by pressing a button; or to uncheck something on a screen.
Literal meaning: To make a click sound as something is turned off or removed.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To turn something off by pressing a button or switch, producing a clicking sound or action.
"He clicked off the bedside lamp and pulled the covers up."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To deselect or deactivate an option, checkbox, or feature in a digital interface.
"You can click off the notification setting in your account preferences."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used for physical switches (a lamp, a recorder) and digital actions (deselecting an option). Can also be used figuratively to describe someone mentally switching off or stopping paying attention.
Commonly used with
light recorder device option checkbox camera TV
Forms
Base
click off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
clicks off
he/she/it
Past simple
clicked off
yesterday
Past participle
clicked off
have + pp
-ing form
clicking off
continuous
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