English Explanatory Dictionary

switch on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.
To arouse, to excite (sexually).

Pronunciation

En-uk-to switch on.ogg En-au-switch on.ogg

Word forms

switch on switches on switching on switched on

Synonyms

start up turn on switch up

Antonyms

shut off switch off turn off

Derived words

switch on the afterburners

Translations

Basque: piztu Chinese Mandarin: 打開 /打开 Chinese Mandarin: 開 /开 Czech: zapnout Danish: tænde Danish: starte (op) Dutch: aanzetten Dutch: inschakelen Esperanto: enŝalti Finnish: kytkeä Finnish: käynnistää Finnish: sytyttää French: allumer Georgian: ჩართვა German: anschalten German: einschalten Greek: ανάβω Hungarian: bekapcsol Ido: enswichar Italian: accendere Japanese: 付ける Khmer: បើក Korean: 켜다 Kyrgyz: күйгүзүү Kyrgyz: жандыруу Ladino: acender Māori: whakakā Polish: włączać Polish: włączyć Portuguese: ligar Romanian: aprinde Russian: включа́ть Russian: включи́ть Scottish Gaelic: cuir air Slovene: vključiti Slovene: vklopiti Spanish: encender Spanish: prender Swedish: sätta på Turkish: (lambayı, ışığı) açmak Turkish: (düğmeye, şaltere) basmak Vietnamese: bật

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