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

The kitchen also has a light switch on one side of the island and a remote for the island pendants because there wasn’t space to add another switch without major rewiring. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026

For example, opening a driveway gate after dark could automatically switch on your outdoor lights. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Those bacteria produced chemicals that could switch on certain proteins in the human body to help control the immune system and inflammation. — Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after the lights switched on this week following hours of uninterrupted blackouts. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for switch on

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