switch
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The meaning (definition) of the word switch
a little button you flip to turn lights on or off
The word switch used in a sentence
“Flip the light switch to turn the lamp on and off.”
The plural of the word switch
switches
How the word switch is said around the world
| French | changer (shahnzhay) |
| Spanish | cambiar (kahmbyahr) |
| Mandarin | 开关 (kāi guān) |
| Hindi | स्विच (sviky) |
| Arabic | يُحوّل (yoohl) |
| Russian | выключатель (vykliuchatel') |
| Portuguese (EU) | trocar (trookahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | trocar (trohkahr) |
| Japanese | スイッチ (suitchi) |
| German | schalten (shahltuhn) |
| Urdu | سوئچ (sohiky) |
| Punjabi | ਸਵਿੱਚ (suviky) |
| Korean | 스위치 (seuwici) |
| Hebrew | מֶתֶג (maytayg) |
| Greek | διακόπτης (diakoptes) |
| Dutch | schakelaar (skhahkuhlahr) |
| Tagalog | lumipat (loomeepaht) |
| Vietnamese | công tắc (kohng tahurky) |
| Turkish | anahtar (ahnahtahr) |
| Persian | سوئیچ (sooeech) |
| Polish | przełącznik (pshewawnchnyeek) |
| Ukrainian | перемикач (peremykach) |
| Bengali | সুইচ (shooeech) |
| Swedish | växla (vekslah) |
| Italian | interruttore (eentayrruutohray) |
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