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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Duffy spoke about the outage during Thursday's event, saying that the main communication line went down and a backup line didn't switch on.
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 May 2025
There's a volume rocker on the left earcup, while a power switch on the right earcup can also put the headphones into pairing mode.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
The headphones have a dedicated Game Mode that can be switched on using the EarFun Audio app.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Airbnb finally brought it to the US and globally in 2023, but at the time users had to manually turn it on by switching on a toggle in the search results.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 May 2025
There's a volume rocker on the left earcup, while a power switch on the right earcup can also put the headphones into pairing mode.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
The headphones have a dedicated Game Mode that can be switched on using the EarFun Audio app.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Airbnb finally brought it to the US and globally in 2023, but at the time users had to manually turn it on by switching on a toggle in the search results.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 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 17 May. 2025.
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