switched on

English

Verb

switched on

1. simple past and past participle of switch on

Adjective

switched on (comparative more switched on, superlative most switched on)

1. (informal, of a person) Highly attentive and mentally engaged.

   Antonym: switched off

   • 2013, James Glasse, Andrew Rawson, Baghdad Operators: Ex Special Forces in Iraq, page 70:

     There was a lot to take in and everyone had to be totally switched on during the handover phase.

   • 2015, Karl Brettig, Building Stronger Communities with Children and Families, page 119:

     She has always been really switched on academically but she has really come on in the last year with [teacher]. We're happy that she is in his class again this year.