Switch On

Definition: Switch On

Switch On

Verb

1. Cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Switch On

Crosswords: Switch On

Books

• Switch On, Switch Off (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science Books) (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "switch on": switch on again ♦ switch on the electricity ♦ switch on the light. Additional references.

Afrikaans

aanskakel (put, put on, start, switch, turn on). (various references)

Albanian

ndez (activate, burn, enkindle, fire, fire up, foment, heat, ignite, inflame, kindle, light, make the fire, set fire, set light to, set on fire, turn on), lidh (articulate, associate, bend, bind, buckle, bundle, colligate, concatenate, connect, couple, do up, dress, enfetter, fasten, glue, hitch, hook up, interconnect, join, joint, lace, ligate, link, moor, regard, relate, respect, solder, splice, string, tie, tie down, truss, unite). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فتح (conquer, conquest, open, turn on, unbar, unblock, unclose, unfasten, unfold, unlock, unseal, unzip), ‏أثار (aggravate, arouse, awaken, bestir, burn, chafe, elicit, engage, evoke, exacerbate, exalt, excite, fan, ferment, flurry, foment, fray, frazzle, fret, fuss, gall, get, gravel, gripe, heat, impassion, inflame, infuriate, inspire, instigate, irritate, itch, jog, jostle, kindle, madden, move, outrage, pique, remnant, rile, rouse, sour, stimulate, tease, thrill, touch off, transport, trigger, trouble, turn on, unsettle, urge, vex, whet, whip, work), ‏أشعل (burn, enkindle, fan the flame, fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, light, light up, lit, rekindle, torch, turn on), ‏شغل (activate, busy, carry out, employ, engage, fill, hold, job, occupation, operate, pop on, power, run, task, turn on, work). (various references)

Bulgarian 

паля (fire, ignite, light, strike, turn on, turn over). (various references)

Czech

zapojit (bring in, connect, hook up, plug in, turn in), zapnout (button up, fasten, flick, flick on, hook up, turn on), rozsvítit (turn on), pustit (let fall, let go). (various references)

Dutch

op gang brengen (put on, start, turn on), aanzetten (abet, activate, attach, fan, fire, fur, inspire, put on, put onto, sew, sew on, sharpen, start, stimulate, stir up, swotch on, turn on, urge), aan de praat krijgen (put on, start), aan de praat krýgen (put on, start, turn on). (various references)

Esperanto

ekfunkciigi (put on, start, turn on), aktivigi (put on, start, turn on). (various references)

Finnish

avata (inaugurate, open, turn on, unbuckle, unbutton, uncork, undo, unfasten, unhook, unlock, unstrap, untie, unwrap). (various references)

French

ouvrir, allumer (switch), être tout excité. (various references)

German

einschalten (bring in, bring into, call in, cut in, enable, energize, include, inset, intercalate, interpolate, plug, power up, put on, to enable, to energize, to interpolate, to switch on, tune in to, turn on), anschalten (to switch on, to turn on, turn on). (various references)

Greek 

ανάβω (go on 1, go on 2, ignite, kindle, light, light up, lit, turn on). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"�"ליק (burn, ignite, kindle, light, light up, set light to). (various references)

Hungarian

felkapcsol, bekapcsol (clasp, gear, plug in, to clasp, to do up, to gear, to press the button, to put in gear, to switch on, to throw the switch, turn on). (various references)

Indonesian

cucuh (kindle). (various references)

Italian

avviare (begin, direct, initiate, prime, set, set out, set up, start, start up), aprire (begin, bloom, carve, open, open up, prize, pry, put up, set up, slit, turn on, unhook, unlock), accendere (burn, enkindle, illuminate, kindle, light, put on, switch, turn, turn on). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

点ける (to light up, to switch on, to turn on). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

つける (to add, to affix, to append, to apply, to appraise, to attach, to bring alongside, to dip in, to establish, to fasten, to follow, to furnish, to give, to glue, to join, to keep, to keep a diary, to light up, to load, to make an entry, to moisten, to pickle, to place, to put, to put on, to set, to sew on, to shadow, to soak, to stick, to switch on, to turn on, to wear). (various references)

Manx

foaddey (arson, burn, burn up, burning, ignite, ignition, incendiarism, kindle, light, set on fire), foadd, doostey (arouse, awaken, freshen, raise, start, stir up). (various references)

Pig Latin

itchsway onay

Portuguese

ligar (band, bind, binding, bond, call, catenate, colligate, connect, connect up, couple, gear, incorporate, indenture, inosculate, interlink, interlock, interweave, join, joint, knit, ligature, link, mingle, plug, plug in, set, splice, switch, tie, tie up, turn on, unite, wed, yoke). (various references)

Romanian

aprinde luminã (switch on the light, turn the light on). (various references)

Russian 

включать ток (make contact), включить. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

upaliti (ignite, light, start up, turn on). (various references)

Spanish

poner (add, adjust, affix, alight, append, arrange, attach, bet, call, clap, connect, contribute, deposit, do, dress, drop, encase, enclose, entangle, expend, fasten, get down, get on, give, give in, impawn, impose, inclose, insert, instal, install, invest, job, jug, kick out, land, lay, lay down, light, make, open, perform, place, play back, pose, post, provoke, put, put down, put into, put on, put out, put through, put up, raise, read, send, set, set up, slip on, stake, stand, start, stick, stick down, Stow, suppose, tag on, take, take along, throw in, translate, turn on, wear), arrancar (abstract, blow away, draw, draw out, extort, extract, grub up, pick, pluck, pluck off, prise off, prize off, pull, pull away, pull off, pull out, pull up, put on, rip off, rip out, root up, start, start running, take away, tear, tear away, tear down, tear off, tear out, tear up, turn on, weed, win, wrest, wring). (various references)

Swedish

slå till (buffet, bust, clout, crack, cuff, jab, knock, pull up, slug, sock, strike, swipe, wallop), slå på (knock on, strum). (various references)

Turkish

elektriği yakmak, açmak (bare, beat, bring up in conversation, bring up the subject, broach, cave, cave in, clear, clear away, clear off, clear up, cleave, cut, cut loose, dehisce, denude, dilate, dilute, disclose, disentangle, elaborate, evolve, expand, fade, inaugurate, institute, lay open, lead, lighten, loosen, loosen up, offer, open, open out, open up, pass, put up, ring up, shake out, sharpen, site, spread, spread out, strip, thaw, thaw out, throw open, tint, turn on, turn up, unbind, unbosom, unburden, uncase, unclasp, uncloak, unclose, unclothe, uncoil, uncover, uncross, uncurl, undo, unfold, unfurl, unhitch, unlock, unloose, unpack, unpin, unplait, unroll, unseal, unsnarl, unstop, untangle, unthread, untie, untwine, untwist, unwind, unwrap, usher in, whet, whiten, wind), çalıştırmak (actuate, drill, drive, employ, exercise, have smb. on the payroll, make smth. work, make things hum, operate, power, put on, run, set to work, start, start up, task). (various references)

Ukrainian

вмикати струм, з'�"днувати телефонного абонента. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: chitons, townish.

-2 letters: chinos, chints, chiton, snitch, switch, tocsin, tonics, tonish.

-3 letters: chino, chins, chits, chows, cions, coins, hints, hoist, icons, notch, nowts, ontic, scion, shown, sonic, stich, stoic, swith, thins, tonic, towns, twins, whins, whist, whits, winch, winos, witch, wonts.

-4 letters: chin, chis, chit, chon, chow, cion, cist, coin, coni, cons, cosh, cost.

+5 letters: flowchartings.