switch on |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | starting or stopping |
| Source domains: | contact |
| Particles: | on |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | switch |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | switch on, turn on, put on | Antonyms: | turn off, switch off, put out | Definition: | to make a light or a machine start working | Examples: |
I switched on the light in the bedroom. Can I switch the lights on? If you run out of balloons, go back and switch the machine on again.
Collins English Dictionary: switch on |
Motivation: |
ON is contact. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: take up, put out, switch off, put on, turn off, turn on