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On

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveIn the state of being active, functioning or operating.
"All the lights are on, so they must be home."
2.AdjectiveHappening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
"We had to ration our food because there was a war on.; Some of the cast went down with flu, but the show's still on.; That TV programme that you wanted to watch is on now.; This is her last song. You're on next!; Are we still on for tonight?; Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.; England need a hundred runs, with twenty-five overs remaining. Game on!; "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"; If he wants a fight, he's on!"
3.AdjectiveOf a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
""Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"; If he wants a fight, he's on!"
4.AdjectiveFitted; covering or being worn.
"Your feet will soon warm up once your socks are on.; I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!"
5.AdjectiveOf a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
"The photograph shows the UFO side on.; edge on, side on, end on, face on"
6.AdjectiveAcceptable, appropriate.
"It's not fair to do that – it's just not on."
7.AdjectivePossible; capable of being successfully carried out.
"Climbing up that steep ridge isn't on. We'll have to find another route.; He'd like to play the red next to the black spot, but that shot isn't on."
8.AdjectiveAvailable; remaining.
"Smith is 25 points ahead with only 23 on."
9.AdjectiveHaving reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
10.AdjectiveWithin the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
"The captain moved two fielders to the on side.; Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive."
11.AdjectiveOf a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
"If the player fails to hit the ball on, it's a foul."
12.AdjectiveActing in character.
13.AdjectivePerformative or funny in a wearying manner.
"He always has to be on, it's so exhausting."
14.AdjectiveMenstruating.
15.AdverbTo an operating state.
"turn the television on"
16.AdverbSo as to cover or be fitted.
"The lid wasn't screwed on properly.; Put on your hat and gloves."
17.AdverbAlong, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
"The policeman moved the tramp on.; Drive on past the railway station.; From now on things are going to be different.; rock on"
18.AdverbIn continuation, at length.
"and so on; He rambled on and on."
19.AdverbLater.
"Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village."
20.AdverbOf betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
"That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound."
21.AdverbOf a ball, into a pottable position.
"The black was previously unavailable, but in potting that red, he's now pushed the black on."
22.PrepositionIndicating position or location. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
"A vase of flowers stood on the table.; Please lie down on the couch.; The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.; We should go sailing on the lake together sometime.; He had a scar on the side of his face.; There is a dirty smudge on this window.; The painting hangs on the wall.; The fruit ripened on the trees.; Should there be an accent on the "e"?; He wore old shoes on his feet.; The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.; The suspect is thought to still be on the campus.; We live on the edge of the city.; on the left, on the right, on the side, on the bottom; The fleet is on the American coast.; Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea; on a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ferry, on a yacht; on a bicycle, on a motorbike, on a horse, on a scooter; A ship was sighted on the port quarter.; on the bow; on the starboard beam"
23.PrepositionPositioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
"A vase of flowers stood on the table.; Please lie down on the couch.; The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.; We should go sailing on the lake together sometime."
24.PrepositionPositioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
"He had a scar on the side of his face.; There is a dirty smudge on this window.; The painting hangs on the wall.; The fruit ripened on the trees.; Should there be an accent on the "e"?"
25.PrepositionCovering.
"He wore old shoes on his feet."
26.PrepositionAt or in (a geographical location or position).
"The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.; The suspect is thought to still be on the campus."
27.PrepositionAt (a relative spatial position).
"We live on the edge of the city.; on the left, on the right, on the side, on the bottom"
28.PrepositionNear; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
"The fleet is on the American coast.; Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea"
29.PrepositionAboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
"on a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ferry, on a yacht; on a bicycle, on a motorbike, on a horse, on a scooter"
30.PrepositionIn the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
"A ship was sighted on the port quarter.; on the bow; on the starboard beam"
31.PrepositionExpressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
"All of the responsibility is on him.; I put a bet on the winning horse."
32.PrepositionDenoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force. With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
"tug on the rope; push hard on the door; I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.; I caught my fingernail on the door handle.; The rope snagged on a branch.; to play on a violin or piano"
33.PrepositionWith verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
"tug on the rope; push hard on the door"
34.PrepositionWith verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
"I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.; I caught my fingernail on the door handle.; The rope snagged on a branch."
35.PrepositionDenoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
"to play on a violin or piano"
36.PrepositionSupported by (the specified part of itself).
"A table can't stand on two legs.; After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels."
37.PrepositionAt (a certain value or level).
"The Tories are on twenty-five percent in this constituency.; The blue team are on six points and the red team on five."
38.PrepositionAt (a certain position within a sequence).
"I'm on question four."
39.PrepositionAt or during the date or day of.
"Born on the 4th of July.; On Sunday I'm busy. I'll see you on Monday.; Can I see you on a different day?"
40.PrepositionAt (a given time after the start of something).
"Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead."
41.PrepositionAt (an instant or cusp).
"on the stroke of midnight; on the "B" of "Bang!"; on the point of leaving; on the verge of giving up"
42.PrepositionDealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
"I was reading a book on history.; The city hosted the World Summit on the Information Society; I have no opinion on this subject."
43.PrepositionIndicating a means or medium.
"I saw it on television.; Can't you see I'm on the phone?; My favorite shows are on BBC America.; The Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show is on YouTube.; The film was released on DVD.; I'll pay on card.; He travelled on false documents."
44.PrepositionIndicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
"They planned an attack on London.; The soldiers mutinied and turned their guns on their officers.; Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.; What will be the effect on morale?"
45.PrepositionIn the possession of.
"I haven't got any money on me."
46.PrepositionBecause of; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
"to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery; to contact someone on a hunch"
47.PrepositionAt the time of (and often because of).
"On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.; On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins."
48.PrepositionArrived or coming into the presence of.
"I need to get my planting done, as the season will soon be on us.; Before we knew it, the forest was on us, and the air grew colder and damper."
49.PrepositionPaid for by.
"The drinks are on me tonight, boys.; The meal is on the house.; I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company."
50.PrepositionToward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
"Have pity or compassion on him."
51.PrepositionIndicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
"I had a terrible thirst on me."
52.PrepositionIndicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.
"They lived on ten dollars a week.; The dog survived three weeks on rainwater."
53.PrepositionEngaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
"He's on his lunch break.; I'm on nights all this week.; on vacation; on holiday; on a mission; on the job; on the fiddle"
54.PrepositionRegularly taking (a drug).
"You've been on these antidepressants far too long."
55.PrepositionUnder the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
"He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now."
56.PrepositionIn addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
"heaps on heaps of food; mischief on mischief; loss on loss"
57.PrepositionIndicating dependence or reliance.
"I depended on them for assistance.; He will promise on certain conditions."
58.PrepositionServing as a member of.
"He is on the jury; I am on the committee."
59.PrepositionBy virtue of; with the pledge of.
"He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour."
60.PrepositionEllipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
61.PrepositionTo the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
"On us be all the blame.; A curse on him!; Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.; He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.; He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession."
62.PrepositionAgainst; in opposition to.
"The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance."
63.PrepositionAccording to, from the standpoint of; (expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true).
64.PrepositionIn a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
"All the way around the table, off four cushions, and ... and he's on the black!"
65.PrepositionHaving as identical domain and codomain.
"a function on R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } "
66.PrepositionHaving V n {\displaystyle V^{n}} as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
"an operator on Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {Z} } "
67.PrepositionGenerated by.
"the free group on four letters"
68.PrepositionDivided by.
"Twenty on three."
69.PrepositionOf.
"I never seen 'im, and that's the truth on it."
70.PrepositionAt the peril of, or for the safety of.
71.VerbTo switch on.
"Can you on the light?"
72.PrepositionWithout. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
73.NounIn the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
"Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun"."
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