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
Especially when a company has the power to flip the switch on any smart features.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2024
The problem is how often that stout defense switches on and off.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Earlier this month, Tesla settled a lawsuit from the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two, who died in a crash when his Tesla Model X with Autopilot features switched on hit a highway barrier.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Uber has launched a new safety preferences section that gathers all of Uber’s safety tools in one place and lets users schedule them to switch on automatically.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
Volume, audio mode and tuning are controlled by rocker switches on the rear of the steering wheel cross bars.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Sam Fetters These events could include mutations in dividing fetal cells, or something that causes certain genes to be switched on or off.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s also a physical shutter switch on the right edge, which activates and deactivates an E-shutter for the webcam.
—PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
The jets have a switch on the back of the pilot seats that can be used to move the seats forward and backward.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2024
The problem is how often that stout defense switches on and off.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Earlier this month, Tesla settled a lawsuit from the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two, who died in a crash when his Tesla Model X with Autopilot features switched on hit a highway barrier.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Uber has launched a new safety preferences section that gathers all of Uber’s safety tools in one place and lets users schedule them to switch on automatically.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
Volume, audio mode and tuning are controlled by rocker switches on the rear of the steering wheel cross bars.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Sam Fetters These events could include mutations in dividing fetal cells, or something that causes certain genes to be switched on or off.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s also a physical shutter switch on the right edge, which activates and deactivates an E-shutter for the webcam.
—PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
The jets have a switch on the back of the pilot seats that can be used to move the seats forward and backward.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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