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"word": "shut off"
},
{
"word": "switch off"
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{
"word": "turn off"
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
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{
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"word": "keep on"
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"word": "switch on the afterburners"
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"To turn a switch to the \"on\" position in order to start or enable a device."
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"(transitive) To turn a switch to the \"on\" position in order to start or enable a device."
],
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"word": "start up"
},
{
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"word": "turn on"
}
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "piztu"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "打開"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎkāi",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "打开"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "開"
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{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kāi",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "开"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "zapnout"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "tænde"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "starte (op)"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "aanzetten"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "inschakelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "enŝalti"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fi",
"english": "mains",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "kytkeä"
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{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fi",
"english": "piece of equipment",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "käynnistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fi",
"english": "lights",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "sytyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "allumer"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čartva",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ჩართვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "anschalten"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "einschalten"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávo",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ανάβω"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "bekapcsol"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "enswichar"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "accendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"alt": "つける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukeru",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "付ける"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baək",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "បើក"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kyeoda",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "켜다"
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{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "küygüzüü",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "күйгүзүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jandıruu",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "жандыруу"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "acender"
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{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "whakakā"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "włączać"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
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},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ligar"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "aprinde"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vključátʹ",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "включа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vključítʹ",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "включи́ть"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "cuir air"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "vključiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "vklopiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "encender"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "prender"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "sätta på"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "(lambayı, ışığı) açmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "(düğmeye, şaltere) basmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "bật"
}
]
},
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"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch."
],
"id": "en-switch_on-en-verb-5eADvXO0",
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"(idiomatic) To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch."
],
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"word": "switch on"
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"word": "shut off"
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"word": "switch off"
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"word": "keep on"
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"word": "leave on"
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"derived": [
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"word": "switch on the afterburners"
}
],
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"form": "switches on",
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "switching on",
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"To turn a switch to the \"on\" position in order to start or enable a device."
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"(transitive) To turn a switch to the \"on\" position in order to start or enable a device."
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"To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch."
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"(idiomatic) To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch."
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"word": "start up"
},
{
"word": "turn on"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "piztu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "打開"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎkāi",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "打开"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "開"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kāi",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "开"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "zapnout"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "tænde"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "starte (op)"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "aanzetten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "inschakelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "enŝalti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "mains",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "kytkeä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "piece of equipment",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "käynnistää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "lights",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "sytyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "allumer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čartva",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ჩართვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "anschalten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "einschalten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávo",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ανάβω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "bekapcsol"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "enswichar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "accendere"
},
{
"alt": "つける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukeru",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "付ける"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baək",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "បើក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kyeoda",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "켜다"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "küygüzüü",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "күйгүзүү"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jandıruu",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "жандыруу"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "acender"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "whakakā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "włączać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "włączyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "ligar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "aprinde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vključátʹ",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "включа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vključítʹ",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "включи́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "cuir air"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "vključiti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "vklopiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "encender"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "prender"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "sätta på"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "(lambayı, ışığı) açmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "(düğmeye, şaltere) basmak"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to turn a switch to the \"on\" position",
"word": "bật"
}
],
"word": "switch on"
}
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