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The car shut down vs The car shut off

Both phrases, 'the car shut down' and 'the car shut off,' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to describe the action of stopping a car's engine.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 873 views

The car shut down

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the action of a car's engine stopping.

This phrase is used to describe the process of a car's engine stopping, often due to a malfunction or as a safety feature.

Examples:

The car shut down suddenly on the highway.
I had to call a tow truck when my car shut down in the middle of the road.
If the engine overheats, the car may shut down automatically.
The mechanic is trying to figure out why the car shut down unexpectedly.
After a few attempts, the car finally shut down.

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Is the car's computer still shut down?
Car plant's been shut down.
Shut down the engine and get out of the car.
Well, somebody shut down my bank account and repossessed my car.
Every road shut down, every car stopped and searched.
The site's been shut down for a week, so now other cars should have been here.
The 6th Street bridge was shut down for several hours, in the wake of a fiery car accident that left two injured.
But it does shut down every known power source, all electrical devices, cars, aeroplanes, toasters, computers, everything...
Now, move to the control panel and shut down the dining car.
Some of the things they are going to have to do, where physically possible, as indicated in the compromise amendments, is to close factories, perhaps shut down whole parts of industry, and create car-free zones inside their cities.
The daughter is completely shut down.
Anything electronic shuts down including choppers and radios.
Our bureau Chief shut down my investigation.
He shut down every conversation I tried to start.
Dunder-Mifflin Scranton is being shut down.
School shuts down, everybody stays home.
All projects involving rocket-powered footwear were shut down.
Your friend shut down our starboard engine.
Several nonessential systems Automatically shut down.
Declaring it healthy just a few hours before it basically shut down.

Alternatives:

the car stopped running
the car stalled
the car came to a halt
the car ceased operating
the car powered off

The car shut off

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the action of a car's engine stopping.

This phrase is used to describe the process of a car's engine stopping, often in a controlled manner by turning off the ignition.

Examples:

I shut off the car before getting out.
The car shut off when I removed the key from the ignition.
Please remember to shut off the car when you're done driving.
The engine shut off as soon as I turned the key.
The car shut off automatically after a few minutes of inactivity.

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I'll just shut off the car till it opens up.
The car just shut off.
Could you shut off the engine and get out of the car for me now, please?
Now I need you to shut off your car...
He's being shut off by Thorndyke in the #14 car.
Shut the car off slowly!
Shut the car off slowly.
Phys is trying to get their heat shut off.
They shut off the electricity, shut off the phone, shut off the gas.
Shut off South America, shut off the West Coast, nothing over the top, either.
They shut off the phones and electricity at 10am tomorrow.
Second, shut off the heat.
Ive shut off the flow of blood to his brain.
Now he's shut off completely.
Soldiers talk about they shut off, when the war finally wins.
It's not designed to be shut off.
Let me shut off the gas.
And I shut off my radio.
The lights and air-conditioning will shut off automatically at 6:00 p.m.
Kitt, shut off all contact with the ssc.

Alternatives:

the car turned off
the car powered down
the car came to a stop
the car ceased operation
the car halted

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