"switch on" meaning in English

See switch on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: switch on
Etymology: : switch on < → δείτε τις λέξεις switch και on
  1. ανάβω ένα φως, μηχανή κ.λπ. με ένα κουμπί ή διακόπτη
    Sense id: el-switch_on-en-verb-J2q4I3B-
{
  "etymology_text": ": switch on < → δείτε τις λέξεις switch και on",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "switch on"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am switching on the light.",
          "translation": "Ανάβω το φως."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: activate, come on, enable, go on και turn on"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανάβω ένα φως, μηχανή κ.λπ. με ένα κουμπί ή διακόπτη"
      ],
      "id": "el-switch_on-en-verb-J2q4I3B-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "switch on"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": switch on < → δείτε τις λέξεις switch και on",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "switch on"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am switching on the light.",
          "translation": "Ανάβω το φως."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: activate, come on, enable, go on και turn on"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανάβω ένα φως, μηχανή κ.λπ. με ένα κουμπί ή διακόπτη"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "switch on"
}

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