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) Highly attentive and mentally engaged.
   • 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.