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.

Examples of switch on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the researchers figured out how to switch on the fru gene in these neurons, effectively rewiring the circuit so the singing flies could perform the foreign gift-giving behavior. —New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025

There is evidence that other red supergiants switch on their superwind in the run-up to going supernova. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The wide bandgaps of silicon carbide and gallium nitride require more energy to excite electrons to the conduction band, so that the transistors aren’t unintentionally always switched on in high-temperature environments. —IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2025

With one gentle tap of the button on the top of the lamp, the warm orange light switches on and off. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for switch on

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