shut down
I see you can use the verb ' shut down ' meaning ' turn off the computer. I wondered if " shut down can also be used for other devices like tv, lamps etc
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Not really - simple appliances such as lamps are switched off or turned off. 'Shut down' is used for more complex systems.
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In the US, we don't "switch off" appliances. We "shut off" things like the TV, the lights, etc.
You can either "shut down" or "shut off" a computer, with "shut down" being more common.
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I made a glaring omission in my answer. We also "turn off" appliances and lights , and that is probably more common than "shut off."
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"Shut down" is also used colloquially to mean stopping some sort of action or behavior. For example: Amy shut down Jerry's attempt to apologize by throwing his girlfriend's letters at him.
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Not really.
For the things you listed the phrase would usually be 'switch off'
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