turn on
verb
turned on; turning on; turns on
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 move pleasurably
rock music turns her on
also : to excite sexually
b
: to cause to gain knowledge or appreciation of something specified
turned her on to ballet
c
: to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a drug
broadly : to cause to get high
intransitive verb
: to become turned on
turn-on
ˈtərn-ˌȯn 
noun -ˌän
Synonyms
- charge
- electrify
- excite
- exhilarate
- galvanize
- intoxicate
- pump up
- thrill
- titillate
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Example Sentences
unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot would you turn on the TV?
Recent Examples on the Web Meghan, 41, and Prince Harry, 37, are used to surprise guests — on a special holiday podcast released in 2020, the couple's son, Archie Harrison, took a turn on the microphone. 
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 The Wall Street Journal reports that Berlin is planning a U-turn on its decade-old plan to phase out nuclear power plants by the end of the year, as the war in Ukraine continues to throttle Germany's energy supplies. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Open call for the South is set for Sept. 7; the East Coast gets a turn on Sept. 8; open call for the West and Midwest is Sept. 12. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2022 Despite that, Just Eat is now attempting to U-turn on previous promises. Wired, 3 Aug. 2022 Markets took a turn on Monday after the top stock indexes recorded their best month since 2020 last week. Laura Smythe, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Susi Muecke rounds a turn on the blue trail named Big Ern at Powder Mountain on Monday, July 11, 2022. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 The truck then made a U-turn on the opposite side of the street and turned left back onto 82nd, driving over a sidewalk and attempting to hit a bicyclist. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 The feud between the Washington Nationals' Victor Robles and the Arizona Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner took an interesting turn on Sunday. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 See More
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 The Wall Street Journal reports that Berlin is planning a U-turn on its decade-old plan to phase out nuclear power plants by the end of the year, as the war in Ukraine continues to throttle Germany's energy supplies. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Open call for the South is set for Sept. 7; the East Coast gets a turn on Sept. 8; open call for the West and Midwest is Sept. 12. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2022 Despite that, Just Eat is now attempting to U-turn on previous promises. Wired, 3 Aug. 2022 Markets took a turn on Monday after the top stock indexes recorded their best month since 2020 last week. Laura Smythe, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Susi Muecke rounds a turn on the blue trail named Big Ern at Powder Mountain on Monday, July 11, 2022. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 The truck then made a U-turn on the opposite side of the street and turned left back onto 82nd, driving over a sidewalk and attempting to hit a bicyclist. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 The feud between the Washington Nationals' Victor Robles and the Arizona Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner took an interesting turn on Sunday. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1