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 | interrupteur (ehn-teh-reep-TUHR) |
| Spanish | interruptor (een-teh-rroop-TOHR) |
| Mandarin | 开关 (ky gwahn) |
| Hindi | स्विच (sviky) |
| Arabic | مفتاح (mif-TAAH) |
| Russian | выключатель (vik-lyoo-CHYAH-tyeel) |
| Portuguese (EU) | interruptor (een-tuh-rroop-TOHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | interruptor (een-teh-hoop-TOHR) |
| Japanese | スイッチ (su-EET-chee) |
| German | Schalter (SHAL-ter) |
| Urdu | سوئچ (sohiky) |
| Punjabi | ਸਵਿੱਚ (SU-viky) |
| Korean | 스위치 (su-WEE-chee) |
| Hebrew | מֶתֶג (MAY-tayg) |
| Greek | διακόπτης (thee-ah-KOHP-tees) |
| Dutch | schakelaar (SKHAH-kuh-lahr) |
| Tagalog | switch (swich) |
| Vietnamese | công tắc (kohng TAH-urky) |
| Turkish | anahtar (ah-nah-TAHR) |
| Persian | کلید (ke-LEED) |
| Polish | przełącznik (pshe-WAWNCH-nyeek) |
| Ukrainian | перемикач (pe-ri-MI-kahch) |
| Bengali | সুইচ (SHOO-eech) |
| Swedish | strömbrytare (STRURM-bruet-ah-reh) |
| Italian | interruttore (een-tayr-ruu-TOH-ray) |
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