switch on
phrasal verb
switched on; switching on; switches on
: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
I switched on the TV.
She switched the light on.
Examples of switch on in a Sentence
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In-flight meal service will be halted when the seatbelt sign is switched on, in addition to the suspension of hot drinks, the airline said in a statement.
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Angus Whitley / Bloomberg, TIME, 24 May 2024
Then Hansen switched on an oven-size box known as a mass spectrometer, which weighs molecules so that scientists can identify them.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
When electric bulbs were introduced, the lamplighters kept their jobs because each streetlight had to be switched on individually.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
Current flowed from a power supply truck through the cable to the panel, which was ready to switch on the pumps for a backup cooling system inside the reactor 1 building.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
Image: Chris Covell Those design touches went out the window for the SNES released in the US, which ended up with a chunky, boxy design that had purple, sliding switches on top instead of the round, sloping, compact design.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 May 2024
Especially when a company has the power to flip the switch on any smart features.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2024
The problem is how often that stout defense switches on and off.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Earlier this month, Tesla settled a lawsuit from the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two, who died in a crash when his Tesla Model X with Autopilot features switched on hit a highway barrier.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg, TIME, 24 May 2024
Then Hansen switched on an oven-size box known as a mass spectrometer, which weighs molecules so that scientists can identify them.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
When electric bulbs were introduced, the lamplighters kept their jobs because each streetlight had to be switched on individually.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
Current flowed from a power supply truck through the cable to the panel, which was ready to switch on the pumps for a backup cooling system inside the reactor 1 building.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
Image: Chris Covell Those design touches went out the window for the SNES released in the US, which ended up with a chunky, boxy design that had purple, sliding switches on top instead of the round, sloping, compact design.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 May 2024
Especially when a company has the power to flip the switch on any smart features.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2024
The problem is how often that stout defense switches on and off.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Earlier this month, Tesla settled a lawsuit from the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two, who died in a crash when his Tesla Model X with Autopilot features switched on hit a highway barrier.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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