What does turn on mean?
Definitions for turn on
turn on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word turn on.
Princeton's WordNet
turn-onverb
something causing excitement or stimulating interest
switch on, turn onverb
cause to operate by flipping a switch
"switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"
depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge uponverb
be contingent on
"The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
turn onverb
produce suddenly or automatically
"Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"
turn onverb
become hostile towards
"The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge upverb
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb
stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
trip, trip out, turn on, get offverb
get high, stoned, or drugged
"He trips every weekend"
Wiktionary
turn onverb
To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
turn onverb
To set a flow of (water, gas, electricity etc.) running
turn onverb
to power up (a device), to start, to cause to start operating.
turn onverb
To start operating; to power up, to become on.
turn onverb
To violently rebel against; to suddenly attack.
turn onverb
To fill with enthusiasm; to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
turn onverb
To sexually arouse.
turn onverb
to cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
ChatGPT
turn on
To activate, initiate, or start a device, system, or process. This could refer to physical actions such as flipping a switch or pressing a button, or metaphorically to ignite or stir up feelings, interest, or behavior.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turn on in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turn on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of turn on in a Sentence
What we're going to see tonight is two very different people with two very different ideas for what matters. We're going to see President Trump turn on the distraction machine like President Trump always does, think up something crazy to get the Twittersphere going, and Vice President Biden is going to be talking about us — not us political figures — us the American people.
It is really unenviable. Being the possible target of the Federal Criminal Investigation is, like, not cool. To have all those things said about you, which are not true, and then to have everyone, basically, question everything is lonely and it's quiet. And you would be shocked at how quickly people turn on you, how quickly people distance themselves from you. Automatically, they turn because they don't want to be involved. They were there when it was good though.
Life of the known and knowledgeable. Elevator. People coming in and coming out. One stays. Lights turn on and off.
There's not many people like him, the fact thatyou can't turn on the airwaves right now without seeing something about Larry King shows the immense popularity of the man.
Getting a company to turn on a 401(k) or a stock plan administration takes time, the good news is that they already have relationships with their target market customer and now it is up to them to convince them.
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- zapnoutCzech
- einschaltenGerman
- enŝalti, aktivigiEsperanto
- encenderSpanish
- روشن کردنPersian
- kääntyä tielle, käynnistyä, käynnistää, kääntyä vastaan, päälle, laittaa päälle, saada kiinnostumaanFinnish
- emballer, mettre en marche, allumerFrench
- הדליק, נדלקHebrew
- चालू करनाHindi
- felkapcsol, beindít, bekapcsolHungarian
- [[スイッチ]]を[[入れる]], ともす, つけるJapanese
- 켜다Korean
- се приклу́чува, вклу́чуваMacedonian
- aandoen, inschakelenDutch
- włączyć, włączaćPolish
- ligar, abrir, acenderPortuguese
- заводи́ть, включи́ться, включа́ть, включа́ться, завести́, включи́тьRussian
- vända sig motSwedish
- yakmakTurkish
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