switch on
To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a leverTo start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
» Switch on the light. I can't see anything.
Schalte das Licht an. Ich kann nichts sehen.
Mach das Licht an. Ich sehe nichts.
Mach das Licht an. Ich kann nichts sehen.
Включи свет, я ничего не вижу.
Включи свет. Мне ничего не видно.
Увімкни світло, я нічого не бачу.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
(idiomatic)To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch.
anschalten, einschalten
включа́тьvključátʹ, включи́тьvključítʹ
(slang)To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
Examples
102 sentencesSwitch on the light. I can't see anything.
Увімкни світло, я нічого не бачу.
ruВключи свет, я ничего не вижу.
deSchalte das Licht an. Ich kann nichts sehen.
Would you like me to switch on the light?
Хочеш, аби я увімкнув світло?
deSoll ich das Licht einschalten?
Switch it on.
Включи її.
ruВключи его.
I switched on the TV.
Я ввімкнув телевізор.
ruЯ включил телевизор.
I switched on my computer.
Я ввімкнула свій комп'ютер.
ruЯ включил компьютер.
Translations
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Forms
switches on, switching on, switched on, switched on| Base form | switch on · to switch on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | switches on |
| Present participle | switching on |
| Past simple | switched on |
| Past participle | switched on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- switch offвимкнути, вимикатиTo stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
- switch outвийти, виходитиTo exchange or swap one (person, thing, etc.) for another.
- switch onвключати, вмикатиTo start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
- switch upTo change, usually in regards to how one feels, thinks, or behaves.
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb