screen off

verb

To cover or shield with a screen.

“Part of the ward was screened off for the privacy of patients.”

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separate off
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Meanings

verbscreen off (third-person singular simple present screens off, present participle screening off, simple past and past participle screened off)

present singular third person screens off · participle present screening off · participle past screened off · past screened off

  1. transitiveTo cover or shield with a screen.

    Part of the ward was screened off for the privacy of patients.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpartition by means of a divider, such as a screen

Similar
separate off
Broader
partitionzone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

screen off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20off

MLA

“screen off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screen off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20off.

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