turn on |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | starting or stopping |
| Source domains: | contact |
| Particles: | on |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | turn |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | switch on, put on | Antonyms: | turn off, put out, switch off | Definition: | to make a machine or light start working by pressing a button or turning a switch | Examples: |
I turned on the television. Jill turned on the TV. He found the switch and turned on the light. He turned the lights on in every room.
English Vocabulary Profile Online: turn
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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, switch on, put on, turn off