On - English meaning
ɒn
On – definitions in English dictionary
prepositionPhysically in contact with and supported by (a surface).
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On the table was a water jugprepositionForming a distinctive or marked part of the surface of.
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A scratch on her armprepositionHaving (the thing mentioned) as a topic; about.
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A book on careersprepositionAs a member of (a committee, jury, or other body).
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They would be allowed to serve on committeesprepositionHaving (the thing mentioned) as a target, aim, or focus.
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Five air raids on schweinfurtpreposition(often followed by a noun without a determiner) having (the thing mentioned) as a medium for transmitting or storing information.
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Put your ideas down on paperprepositionIn the course of (a journey).
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He was on his way to see his motherprepositionIndicating the day or part of a day during which an event takes place.
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Reported on september 26prepositionEngaged in.
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His attendant was out on errandsprepositionRegularly taking (a drug or medicine).
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He is on morphine to relieve the painprepositionPaid for by.
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The drinks are on meprepositionAdded to.
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A few pence on the electricity bill is nothing compared with your security
adverbPhysically in contact with and supported by a surface.
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Make sure the lid is onadverbIndicating continuation of a movement or action.
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She burbled onSynonims:
InterminablyAt lengthFor a long timeContinuouslyEndlesslyCeaselesslyWithout a pause/breakadverb(of an event) taking place or being presented.
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What's on at the may festivaladverb(of an electrical appliance or power supply) functioning.
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They always left the lights onSynonims:
FunctioningIn operationWorkingIn useOperatingadverb(of a performer) on stage.
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His understudy had to go on for act ii.
nounThe leg side.
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Playing a ball pitched on the off stump to the on side was satisfying.
suffixForming nouns denoting subatomic particles or quanta.
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NeutronsuffixForming nouns denoting molecular units.
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CodonsuffixForming nouns denoting substances.
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Interferon
abbreviationOntario (in official postal use).
abbreviationOld norse.
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Word origin
-on (sense 1) originally in electron, from ion, influenced (as in -on (sense 2)) by Greek on ‘being’; -on (sense 3) is on the pattern of words such as cotton or from German -on .
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