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- [swich]
- /swɪtʃ/
- /swɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swich]
- /swɪtʃ/
Definitions of switched word
- noun switched a hairpiece consisting of a bunch or tress of long hair or some substitute, fastened together at one end and worn by women to supplement their own hair. 2
- noun switched a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining. 1
- noun switched an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 1
- noun switched a slender growing shoot, as of a plant. 1
- noun switched Railroads. a track structure for diverting moving trains or rolling stock from one track to another, commonly consisting of a pair of movable rails. 1
- noun switched a turning, shifting, or changing: a switch of votes to another candidate. 1
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Origin of switched
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; earlier swits, switz slender riding whip, flexible stick; compare Low German (Hanoverian) schwutsche long, thin stick
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Parts of speech for Switched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
switched popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
switched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for switched
adj switched
- commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
noun switched
- bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- cudgeled — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- gammed — Simple past tense and past participle of gam.
- horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
adjective switched
verb switched
- commuted — to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one: The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
- denatured — Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- evaginated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaginate.
- fishtailed — Simple past tense and past participle of fishtail.
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
Top questions with switched
- when does switched at birth come back on?
- when does switched at birth come back?
- how many seasons of switched at birth are there?
- who switched off my brain?
- how to wire switched outlet?
- when does switched at birth return?
- when is switched at birth on?
- how many seasons of switched at birth?
- when is switched at birth coming back?
See also
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