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switched on

switch on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swich on, awn]
    • /swɪtʃ ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swich on, awn]
    • /swɪtʃ ɒn, ɔn/

Definition of switched on words

  • adjective switched on turned-on (def 1). 1

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Parts of speech for Switched on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

switched on popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

switched on usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for switched on

adj switched on

  • all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
  • been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
  • couth — If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication.
  • couther — known or acquainted with.

adjective switched on

  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • jazzed — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
  • now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.

verb switched on

  • interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
  • limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.

Antonyms for switched on

verb switched on

  • nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.

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