Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

  2. (not comparable)Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Examples

686 sentences
  1. Why did you switch the light off?

    Навіщо ти вимкнув світло? — deniko

    ruЗачем ты выключила свет? — Wezel

    deWarum hast du das Licht ausgeschaltet? — Waldelfe

  2. Will you switch seats with me?

    Ви не поміняєтесь зі мною місцями? — iceman

    deWürdest du mit mir die Plätze wechseln? — Dejo

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  3. Tom couldn't find the light switch.

    Том не міг знайти вимикач. — deniko

    deTom konnte den Lichtschalter nicht finden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Switch on the light. I can't see anything.

    Увімкни світло, я нічого не бачу. — uaspeaker

    ruВключи свет, я ничего не вижу. — Hellerick

    deSchalte das Licht an. Ich kann nichts sehen. — Sprachprofi

  5. Would you like me to switch on the light?

    Хочеш, аби я увімкнув світло? — older

    deSoll ich das Licht einschalten? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”), first attested in c. 1592. The mechanical devic

Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”), first attested in c. 1592. The mechanical device for altering the direction of something sense is first attested in c. 1797, pertaining to pivoted rails on minecart railways, which were once wooden.

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Word family

2 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • the light switch
  • light switch
  • switched off the
  • switched on the
  • switched places
  • switch seats

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
switch — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto