switch on

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.

Examples of switch on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When every data-sharing toggle ships switched on and the opt-out sits five screens deep, the company has told you its real priorities—the reassuring language is just what the legal team wrote afterward. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Instead, the surrounding sky darkens, increasing the contrast until the pale daytime moon seems to switch on at dusk and grow increasingly brilliant. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

There is a switch on the bottom of the left earcup that turns the headphones on or off and puts them in pairing mode. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

For now, the findings offer another indication that the future of obesity medicine may involve more than finding a single hormone to switch on or off. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for switch on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon