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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The Heat even allowed 6-foot guard Davion Mitchell to switch on to Wembanyama for a few possessions.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
United’s midfielders, namely Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes, need to be switched on to the kind of late runs into the box that Phil Foden produced for Manchester City at the Etihad last month.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Once the pump switches on, the water should drain quickly through the discharge pipe.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Flipping a switch on the bottom of the lantern turns it from static to interactive mode.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
United’s midfielders, namely Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes, need to be switched on to the kind of late runs into the box that Phil Foden produced for Manchester City at the Etihad last month.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Once the pump switches on, the water should drain quickly through the discharge pipe.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Flipping a switch on the bottom of the lantern turns it from static to interactive mode.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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