/ˌtɜːn ˈɒn/

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Meaning

To make a light, machine or tap start working.

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Grammar

Verb typephrasal verb, separable (turn on the light; turn it on)

Examples

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"Turn on" means to make the light start working.

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The object can go between "turned" and "on".

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With "it", the pronoun must go in the middle.

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