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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Click the ramp on the front, make sure the switch on the base is turned on, and then plug in the power cord.
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PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Patrick went on to play both baseball and football in college at Texas Tech University, switching on and off between seasons.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Only the muscle twitching in her neck betrays this queenly act; how Shaw manages to switch on this apparently involuntary tell is a thespian mystery.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
This opioid pathway switches on an appetite specifically tuned for sugar, even when the mouse merely perceives that there’s sugar around.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Patrick went on to play both baseball and football in college at Texas Tech University, switching on and off between seasons.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Only the muscle twitching in her neck betrays this queenly act; how Shaw manages to switch on this apparently involuntary tell is a thespian mystery.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
This opioid pathway switches on an appetite specifically tuned for sugar, even when the mouse merely perceives that there’s sugar around.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for switch on
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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