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.

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It's switched on and off via a third button on the grip, and can be set to white, natural or warm color temperatures. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024 Golden Gate Park Christmas tree lighting SF Rec & Parks will flick the switch on the historic 100-foot-tall Monterey cypress outside McLaren Lodge. —

Claire Reilly, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024 Earlier this week, the family gathered outside the Prince’s Palace to switch on Monaco’s famous Christmas lights, which this year featured an LED reindeer among glowing fir trees. —

Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 The push of frigid air later this week will also flip the switch on the Great Lakes’ lake-effect snow machine. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for switch on