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UK
/ˈɒn/
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[ US /ˈɑn, ˈɔn/ ]
[ US /ˈɑn, ˈɔn/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a state required for something to function or be effective
turn the lights on
get a load on -
indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
shall I read on?
his spirit lives on -
with a forward motion
we drove along admiring the view
move along
the circus traveled on to the next city
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
march on
ADJECTIVE
-
(of events) planned or scheduled
the picnic is on, rain or shine
we have nothing on for Friday night -
in operation or operational
the switch is in the on position
left the oven on
How To Use on In A Sentence
- The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
- If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
- Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.
- Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. The Sun
- I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.
