What does switch on mean?

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switch on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. switch on, turn onverb

    cause to operate by flipping a switch

    "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

Wiktionary

  1. switch onverb

    to turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device

  2. switch onverb

    to change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch

ChatGPT

  1. switch on

    To switch on generally means to activate, start, or turn on a device, appliance, machine, system, or any service by pressing a button or flipping a switch.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of switch on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of switch on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of switch on in a Sentence

  1. Joey Hauser:

    Bates said. Michigan State State sets the standard for how hard you play and our guys did not back down. Hopefully, we can learn from that. Michigan State State : The deep and talented team is playing well in stretches and very poorly at times. We want to flip that switch on from the get go.

  2. Anthony Fauci:

    I would advise him not to just turn the switch on and go, because there is a danger of a rebound.

  3. William Anderegg:

    In most of our current models of ecosystems and climate, drought effects on forests switch on and off like a light. When drought conditions go away, the models assume a forest's recovery is complete and close to immediate, that's not how the real world works.

  4. Sachin Tendulkar:

    Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

  5. Sergei Holmeckis:

    I started to show them my cat, it showed the human side of me more and really changed the perception. It got people to switch on their cameras and be more engaged.


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