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Meaning 1 · verb

To switch on

“Can you on the light?”
Meaning 2 · adjective

In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

“All the lights are on, so they must be home.”
Meaning 3 · adjective

Performing according to schedule; taking place.

“Are we still on for tonight?”
Meaning 4 · adjective

Fitted; covering; being worn.

“I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!”
Meaning 5 · adjective

(usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.

“You can't do that; it's just not on.”
Meaning 6 · adjective

Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.

“"Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"”
Meaning 7 · adjective

Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
Meaning 8 · adjective

Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

“Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.”
Meaning 9 · adjective

Menstruating.
Meaning 10 · adverb

To an operating state.

“turn the television on”
Meaning 11 · adverb

So as to cover or be fitted.

“Put on your hat and gloves.”
Meaning 12 · adverb

Along, forwards (continuing an action).

“drive on, rock on”
Meaning 13 · adverb

In continuation, at length.

“He rambled on and on.”
Meaning 14 · adverb

(obsolete in the US) Later.

“Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.”
Meaning 15 · adverb

Of 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.”
Meaning 16 · preposition

Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.

“A vase of flowers stood on the table.”
Meaning 17 · preposition

Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.

“He had a scar on the side of his face.”
Meaning 18 · preposition

Expressing figurative placement or attachment.

“All of the responsibility is on him.”
Meaning 19 · preposition

Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.

“to play on a violin or piano”
Meaning 20 · preposition

At or in (a certain region or location).

“The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.”
Meaning 21 · preposition

Near; adjacent to; alongside.

“Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea”
Meaning 22 · preposition

Supported by (the specified part of itself).

“A table can't stand on two legs.”
Meaning 23 · preposition

So as to impart force to.

“tug on the rope; push hard on the door”
Meaning 24 · preposition

So as to impact; against.

“I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.”
Meaning 25 · preposition

Covering.

“He wore old shoes on his feet.”
Meaning 26 · preposition

(with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.

“on a bus, on a train, on a plane”
Meaning 27 · preposition

At the date of.

“Born on the 4th of July.”
Meaning 28 · preposition

Some time during the day of.

“Can I see you on a different day?”
Meaning 29 · preposition

At a given time after the start of something; at.

“Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.”
Meaning 30 · preposition

Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.

“I have no opinion on this subject.”
Meaning 31 · preposition

In the possession of.

“I haven't got any money on me.”
Meaning 32 · preposition

Because of, or due to.

“to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery”
Meaning 33 · preposition

Upon; at the time of (and often because of).

“On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.”
Meaning 34 · preposition

Paid for by.

“I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.”
Meaning 35 · preposition

Indicating a means or medium.

“Can't you see I'm on the phone?”
Meaning 36 · preposition

Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.

“Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.”
Meaning 37 · preposition

Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

“Have pity or compassion on him.”
Meaning 38 · preposition

Indicating a means of subsistence.

“The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.”
Meaning 39 · preposition

Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).

“He's on his lunch break.”
Meaning 40 · preposition

Regularly taking (a drug).

“He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.”
Meaning 41 · preposition

Under the influence of (a drug).

“He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.”
Meaning 42 · preposition

Having identical domain and codomain.

“a function on”
Meaning 43 · preposition

Having V^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.

“an operator on”
Meaning 44 · preposition

Generated by.

“the free group on four letters”
Meaning 45 · preposition

In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

“heaps on heaps of food”
Meaning 46 · preposition

Of
Meaning 47 · preposition

Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.

“He will promise on certain conditions.”
Meaning 48 · preposition

At the peril of, or for the safety of.
Meaning 49 · preposition

In the service of; connected with; of the number of.

“He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.”
Meaning 50 · preposition

By virtue of; with the pledge of.

“He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.”
Meaning 51 · preposition

To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

“A curse on him!”
Meaning 52 · preposition

(especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.

“The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.”

How this word is used

Everyday “Can you on the light?”
Everyday “All the lights are on, so they must be home.”
General “Are we still on for tonight?”
General “I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!”
General “You can't do that; it's just not on.”
General “"Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"”
General “Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.”
Everyday “turn the television on”
General “Put on your hat and gloves.”
General “drive on, rock on”
General “He rambled on and on.”
General “Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.”
General “That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.”
Everyday “A vase of flowers stood on the table.”
General “He had a scar on the side of his face.”
General “All of the responsibility is on him.”
General “to play on a violin or piano”
General “The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.”
General “Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea”
General “A table can't stand on two legs.”
General “tug on the rope; push hard on the door”
General “I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.”
General “He wore old shoes on his feet.”
General “on a bus, on a train, on a plane”
General “Born on the 4th of July.”
General “Can I see you on a different day?”
General “Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.”
General “I have no opinion on this subject.”
General “I haven't got any money on me.”
General “to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery”
General “On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.”
General “I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.”
General “Can't you see I'm on the phone?”
General “Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.”
General “Have pity or compassion on him.”
General “The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.”
General “He's on his lunch break.”
General “He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.”
General “He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.”
General “a function on”
General “an operator on”
General “the free group on four letters”
General “heaps on heaps of food”
General “He will promise on certain conditions.”
General “He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.”
General “He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.”
General “A curse on him!”
General “The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.”

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Synonyms

turn on base on leg by dint of due to about apropos as for

Antonyms

off after afterward afterwards later subsequently thence against

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