switched on

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of switch on

comparative more switched on · superlative most switched on

1. informalHighly attentive and mentally engaged.

   There was a lot to take in and everyone had to be totally switched on during the handover phase.

   2013, James Glasse, Andrew Rawson, Baghdad Operators: Ex Special Forces in Iraq, page 70

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   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.

   2015, Karl Brettig, Building Stronger Communities with Children and Families, page 119

   Antonyms: switched off