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

Then Côte d’Ivoire and the rest of Africa had to wait until the spring or early summer of 2025 when 2Africa would be switched on—if everything went according to plan. —Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025

Immune cells also invaded the testes, and inflammatory genes were switched on, indicating that the infection triggered an immune response in an organ that’s usually protected from such activity. —New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025

Is there anything else in fashion you’re switched on to right now? —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025

The newest models of the Vampire drone, which is produced by a Ukrainian company called Skyfall, allows pilots to switch on AI mode midflight, effectively handing over the controls to an algorithm. —Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for switch on

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