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to switch on
[phrase form: switch]
01
to make something start working usually by flipping a switch
Transitive: to switch on a device or system
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
switch on
3rd person singular
switches on
Past simple
switched on
Past participle
switched on
Examples
As soon as she entered the room, she switched the lights on.
