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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Call for assistance and switch on an inside light as an alert to rescuers or workers.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Nuclear can't be switched on and off when it's needed, Faraco said.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
So keep those camera batteries charged and aurora alerts switched on, we may not be done just yet.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In this study, the team identified the transcription factor DEAF1, a gene which drives this dysregulation in aging muscles, switching on overactivity in the mTORC1 system and disrupting the protein exchange that functions normally in younger tissue.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Nuclear can't be switched on and off when it's needed, Faraco said.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
So keep those camera batteries charged and aurora alerts switched on, we may not be done just yet.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In this study, the team identified the transcription factor DEAF1, a gene which drives this dysregulation in aging muscles, switching on overactivity in the mTORC1 system and disrupting the protein exchange that functions normally in younger tissue.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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