switch on
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switch on
verb switches on · switching on · switched on
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To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
“[…] Tell her I’ll be outside the house from eleven o’clock onwards. Tell her to leave the morning-room window open and to switch on the light in her bedroom when it’s safe for me to come in.”
Similar: start up, turn on · Opposite: shut off, switch off, turn off
- To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.
- To arouse, to excite (sexually).
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Talk about this word "switch on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/switch%20on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. switch on. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/switch%20on "switch on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/switch%20on.Cite this
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title = {switch on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/switch%20on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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