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to turn on one's facecam

to turn on one's facecam

5.8
Switch on the camera so people can see your face
  • phrasal verb
  • Texting
: activar la cámara frontal
  • The streamer promised to turn on his facecam after reaching 1,000 subscribers.

Examples

  • She was nervous to turn on her facecam during her first online class.

  • I always turn on my facecam during video calls.

  • If the interview is remote, please turn on your facecam so we can see you.

  • Please turn on your facecam for the meeting.

  • If the interview is remote, please turn on your facecam so we can see you.

  • She was nervous to turn on her facecam during her first online class.

  • The streamer promised to turn on his facecam after reaching 1,000 subscribers.

Surface Forms

turn on one's facecam infinitive
turned on one's facecam past
turned on one's facecam past participle
turning on one's facecam present participle
turns on one's facecam third person singular

Morphology

turn + on + one + facecam

The phrase combines the productive phrasal verb 'turn on' (activate) with a transparent compound 'facecam' (face + cam/camera) and a possessive pronoun, so a learner who knows these constituents can infer it means activating one's camera that shows the face. Although 'facecam' is informal/slang and may not appear in dictionaries, its internal structure is compositional and parallels other compounds (e.g., webcam), making the overall meaning predictable to B1 learners.

Etymology

Turn on one's facecam comes from the simple image of pressing a button so a small camera, the facecam, lights up and shows your face on the screen. That's why it means 'activate a camera that displays your face'.