Definitions for turn on
turn on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turn-onverb

   something causing excitement or stimulating interest

2. switch on, turn onverb

   cause to operate by flipping a switch

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

3. depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge uponverb

   be contingent on

   "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

4. turn onverb

   produce suddenly or automatically

   "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

5. turn onverb

   become hostile towards

   "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"

6. agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge upverb

   cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

   "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

7. arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb

   stimulate sexually

   "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

8. trip, trip out, turn on, get offverb

   get high, stoned, or drugged

   "He trips every weekend"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turn onverb

   To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.

2. turn onverb

   To set a flow of (water, gas, electricity etc.) running

3. turn onverb

   to power up (a device), to start, to cause to start operating.

4. turn onverb

   To start operating; to power up, to become on.

5. turn onverb

   To violently rebel against; to suddenly attack.

6. turn onverb

   To fill with enthusiasm; to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).

7. turn onverb

   To sexually arouse.

8. turn onverb

   to cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turn on

   To activate, initiate, or start a device, system, or process. This could refer to physical actions such as flipping a switch or pressing a button, or metaphorically to ignite or stir up feelings, interest, or behavior.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Produce
   • Switch

How to pronounce turn on?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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How to say turn on in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turn on in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

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

Examples of turn on in a Sentence

1. Earl Nightingale:

   We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

2. Thomas Grover:

   If they fire every officer who doesn't turn on his uniform camera, they won't have anyone left on the department, i think the department is struggling to get the lapel camera policy in place and set an example of him to show the Department of Justice they are doing something.

3. Nela Richardson:

   You think about all these companies trying to turn on the lights at full capacity at the same time, there are some dislocations in the jobs market because everybody's hiring at the same time.

4. Joy Behar:

   One smart person said that they think that what's going to really happen is the Republicans are going to turn on him... and Pence will eventually start doing to presidency, watch your uterus.

5. Max Foster:

   There was a point where I was getting an update; I was basically told that Prince William was going to come out of the hospital, i said, OK, I've got an update coming up in a moment, I can't tell you what it is, but turn on CNN and you'll be able to see it. And I think people did, because then they came back to me saying: 'Thanks for the tipoff.'.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turn on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turn_on
3. ^ ChatGPT
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