TURN ON


Meaning of TURN ON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1833

transitive verb

1. : to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control

turn the water on full

turn on the power

2.

a. : to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a drug ; broadly : to cause to get high

b. : to move pleasurably

rock music turns her on

also : to excite sexually

c. : to cause to gain knowledge or appreciation of something specified

turned her on to ballet

intransitive verb

: to become turned on

• turn-on ˈtərn-ˌȯn, -ˌän noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.