einschalten

German (Berlin)

/ˈʔaɪ̯nʃaltn̩/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable to put a mechanism, device or system into operation
  • (transitive) to call in
  • (reflexive) to intervene

Etymology

Prefix from German schalten (switch).

Origin

German (Berlin)

schalten

Gloss

switch

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