American English pronunciation
How to pronounce switching
IPA transcription: [s'wɪtʃɪŋ]
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Noun
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the act of changing one thing or position for another
“his switch on abortion cost him the election”
Verb
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make a shift in or exchange of
“First Joe led; then we switched”
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
“switch to a different brand of beer”
“She switched psychiatrists”
“The car changed lanes”
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change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
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exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
“switch on the light”
“throw the lever”
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flog with or as if with a flexible rod
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reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Usage examples
- Yeah, better if people are already familiar with one and are thinking of switching to the other.
- Substations generally have switching, protection and control equipment, and transformers.
- Yeah, better if people are already familiar with one and are thinking of switching to the other.
- The prisoners then reroute the train to neutral Switzerland through manual switching.
- For task switching in particular, though, I don't use the built-in commands.
- Electronic switching systems maintained logs of all calls made, including calls to free numbers.
- The Navy built only two ships in this class before switching to the design.
- Freddie played violin, mandolin, and accordion before switching to cornet.
- Switching power supplies often introduce noisy harmonics into the line.
- Again, hot key sequences allow the user switching to take place.