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How to pronounce switch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms change, shift
Has types diphthongise, channel-surf, cut, break, diphthongize, jump, leap, shift, surf, transition
Verb group convert, commute, exchange, change


switch to a different brand of beer.
She switched psychiatrists.
Type Words
Synonyms electric switch, electrical switch
Type of controller, control
Has types push button, button, commutator, cutout, ignition switch, on-off switch, on/off switch, push, selector, selector switch, three-point switch, three-way switch, time-switch, toggle, toggle switch
Type Words
Synonyms alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, tack
Type of change by reversal, turn, reverse
Type Words
Synonyms flip, throw
Type of operate, mesh, lock, engage
Has types turn off, cut, turn out, turn on, switch on, switch off


switch on the light.
Type Words
Synonyms shift, switching
Type of change
Has types switcheroo


his switch on abortion cost him the election.
Type Words
Synonyms permutation, replacement, substitution, transposition
Type of fluctuation, variation
Type Words
Synonyms change over, shift
Type of change, alter, modify
Has types back, veer
Derivation switching


First Joe led; then we switched.
Type Words
Synonyms swap, swop, trade
Type of exchange, change, interchange
Derivation switching
Type Words
Synonyms exchange, switch over
Type of change by reversal, reverse, turn
Type Words
Type of basketball play
Type Words
Type of instrument of punishment
Has types rattan, birch, ferule, cane, birch rod, ratan
Type Words
Type of lather, strap, slash, flog, lash, welt, trounce, whip
Derivation switcher
Type Words
Type of postiche, false hair, hairpiece
Type Words
Type of railway, railroad track, railroad

Examples of switch

switch
That's diversionary talk designed to switch attention from unnecessary spending.
From the tennessean.com
It's hard enough for teams to make the switch to a 3-4 scheme in one off-season.
From the timesunion.com
Mackey and Washington, a signing day switch from Oklahoma, were the eye-openers.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
What America really needs to do now is switch to nonfossil fuels for our energy.
From the post-gazette.com
A switch hitter, he's better from the leftside but also holds up from the right.
From the sportingnews.com
The Giants hope the switch-hitting Ortmeier will provide pop in a feeble lineup.
From the usatoday.com
An accelerating switch to broadband Internet access could reshape the landscape.
From the businessweek.com
I would rather switch to satellite and NOT pay the cable as part of my HOA dues.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Most natural gas vehicles can run on liquid or gas fuel at the flip of a switch.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
  • Switch over: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
  • Substitution: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
  • Trade: exchange or give (something) in exchange for
  • Hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
  • Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most familiar form of switch is a manually operated electromechanical device with one or more sets of electrical contacts. ...
  • Pricing games are featured on the game show The Price Is Right. The contestant from Contestants' Row who places the winning bid has the chance to win prizes or cash in a game. After the pricing game ends, a new contestant is selected for Contestants' Row and the process is repeated. ...
  • Switch is a 2007 Norwegian snowboard film. The main actors are Sebastian Stigar, Ida Elise Broch, Peter Stormare and Hilde Lyru00E5n. The film was nominated to an Amanda for the best youth film, but ended up at second place, beaten by Mannen som elsket Yngve (The man who loved Yngve).