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

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The City of Milwaukee restarted the processing about 31,000 absentee ballots after an election observer brought to officials' attention that doors covering on-off switches on some of the machines that are used to tally those votes had not been properly closed, the city's top election official said. —

Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 Turn the robot on with the power switch on its side and line up the charging contacts on its bottom with those protruding from the base station. —

PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024 Lane departure warning and prevention systems technology is considered effective to reduce vehicle crashes, but can only work if switched on. —

Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The case has two switches on its side to activate the modes of the two chiming complications. —

Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for switch on