To cause to stop functioning. Also: "to switch off", "to shut off". This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Examples: Please, turn off the light when you leave the room. Should I turn the TV off?
To start or cause to function, the same as "to turn on". This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Example: Switch the light on, please. Do you know who switched the radio on?
To start or cause to function. This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Example: Please, turn on the light. It's too dark in here. Can you tell me who turned the air conditioning on?
To telephone, to call someone, to call someone up. This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase is placed between the verb and the particle. Example: I promise to give you a call as soon as I arrive in Los Angeles.
To telephone. "To call" can be used instead of "to call up". This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Example: I forgot to call up my mother yesterday. Call me up later, Mary.
To remove (usually said of clothes). This idiom is separable, a noun or a noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Examples: Mary took off her jacket as she entered the house. Take your shoes off!
To place on oneself (usually said of clothes). This idiom is separable - the noun or the noun phrase may be placed between the verb and the particle. Examples: He put on his coat and went out. Put your hat on before you leave the house.
To leave or to descend from a vehicle, "to get off" is used for all forms of transportation, except the car. Example: He got off the ship in Cairo.
