switch

[US]/swɪtʃ/
[UK]/swɪtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. change from one thing to another; strike with a whip or similar object
vi. change from one thing to another; strike
n. a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit; a whip or similar object for striking or punishing

Phrases & Collocations

switch on

switch off

light switch

switch between

switch gears

switch channels

toggle switch

switch direction

switch tracks

switch to

switch in

control switch

power switch

optical switch

switch control

pressure switch

membrane switch

switch over

limit switch

main switch

switch cabinet

photoelectric switch

electric switch

ignition switch

foot switch

vacuum switch

electronic switch

Example Sentences

switch the TV off.

a switch in the up position.

to switch the radio off

Don't switch the light.

felt for the light switch in the dark.

tangent adjacent to switch rail

switched on the charm.

The light switch is on your right.

Where is the light switch?

Switch that fellow off!

of the rear window defogger switch receptacle on the back of the accessory switch bezel and pull the switch out of the bezel.

The heater is on a timer switch.

flicked the light switch on.

the switch deactivates the alarm.

the switch opens the motor circuit.

he switched the radio on.

she's managed to switch careers.

Real-world Examples

Prior to implantation, your embryo was accidentally switched with another client's.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Hopefully, they'll switch, expecting us to switch, and it should improve our chances.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

From a secure control room, an engineer flips several switches.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

They switch us on when we are trying to switch off.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Tell me when you switch it on.

Source: Environment and Science

Press a switch so it starts working.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

But only if we switch tactics.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) May 2018 Collection

Repented, seen the light and made a switch.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Maybe you'd like to pull the switch.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Some fish can even switch between these two strategies.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

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