Polyglot Dictionary

switch

/swɪtʃ/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
switches
past
switched
past participle
switched
gerund
switching

Meaning

  1. cambiar

    • She switches jobs every few years.

      Ella cambia de trabajo cada pocos años.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Phrasal verbs

  • switch on

    encender

    He switches on the light.

    Enciende la luz.

  • switch off

    apagar

    She switches off her phone at night.

    Ella apaga su teléfono por la noche.

Similar words

change

change is general, to alter something; switch means to change to something else specifically, an exchange, or a physical lever.

Similar in other languages

German

tauschen

Close — switching relates to swapping, exchanging.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa switch?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ jobs every few years.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a switch?

verb

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