einschalten

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German

Etymology

ein- +‎ schalten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nʃaltn̩/, /ˈʔaɪ̯nʃaltən/
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧schal‧ten

Verb

einschalten (weak, third-person singular present schaltet ein, past tense schaltete ein, past participle eingeschaltet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
    Synonyms: anschalten, anstellen, anmachen, anschmeißen, aktivieren
    Antonyms: ausschalten, abstellen, ausstellen, ausmachen, abschalten, deaktivieren
  2. (transitive) to call in
  3. (reflexive) to intervene
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 49/2010, page 89:
      Deutsche und niederländische Staatsbahnen wollten einen Milliardenmarkt unter sich aufteilen. Jetzt hat sich das Bundeskartellamt eingeschaltet.
      German and Dutch state railroads wanted to carve up a market worth billions between themselves. Now the federal antitrust agency has intervened.

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