lights go on

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The street lights go on at dusk.What does go on mean here? Please advise.LC

Inchoateknowledge · Accepted Answer

electric current starts to flow in them

Nef · Answer

The street lights go on at dusk.

What does go on mean here? Please advise.

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Here, to "go on" means to be turned on (switched on).

The street lights are turned on (or maybe they turn on automatically) when it starts to get dark in the evening (dusk).

The street lights are off during the day. But they "go on" in the evening (so people can see).

Lcchang · Answer

I see. Thanks.

LC

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