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Definition switch on in British English

switch on phrasal verb

[intransitive/transitive] phrasal verb
1

if you switch on something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches on, you make it start working

Example

Don't switch on the light.

Example

The machine switches on automatically.

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Definition switch on in British English