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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White said Thursday air conditioning restored at the first building later shut back off, and that only half of the units in the second building had their air switched on at all.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Best of all, there's a physical switch on the back that turns off the mic and camera.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 26 June 2025
As the heat soars, more air conditioners will be switched on.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 June 2025
The system has been tuned with audio fidelity in mind so the music remains vibrant, open and distortion-free, even with ANC switched on.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Best of all, there's a physical switch on the back that turns off the mic and camera.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 26 June 2025
As the heat soars, more air conditioners will be switched on.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 June 2025
The system has been tuned with audio fidelity in mind so the music remains vibrant, open and distortion-free, even with ANC switched on.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 19 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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