Definition: Meaning of, on in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ɒn /
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on a surface touching a surface or being supported by a surface
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on a surface used to say that someone or something moves so that they are then touching or supported by a surface
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supporting your body used to say what part of someone's body is touching the ground or another surface and supporting their weight
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part hit/touched used to say what part of someone or something is hit or touched
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written/shown used to say where something is written or shown
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attached attached to or hanging from something
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place in a particular place
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position in a particular position in relation to something else
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looking/pointing looking or pointing towards something or someone
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day/date during a particular day
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affecting/relating to affecting or relating to someone or something
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about about a particular subject
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orders/advice as a result of someone's order, request, or advice
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eat/drink used to talk about what someone usually eats or drinks
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transport in or into a bus, train, plane etc
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transport riding something
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money receiving money for a job or as a regular payment
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fuel using a particular type of FUEL or power
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medicine/drugs taking a particular drug or medicine regularly
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what's somebody on?spoken used to say that someone is behaving in a very strange way, as if they are taking an illegal drug
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using equipment using a machine or piece of equipment
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musical instruments playing a musical instrument
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radio/television being broadcast by radio or television
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recorded used to say in what form information is stored or music, films etc are recorded
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activity/journey taking part in an activity or travelling somewhere
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included included in a group or team of people or in a list
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when something happensformal as soon as someone has done something or as soon as something has happened
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compared with something compared with another person or thing
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carrying somethinginformal if you have something on you, you have it in your pocket, your bag etc
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paybe on somebodyspoken used to say who is going to pay for something
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telephone number used to say what number you should use in order to telephone someone [= at American English]
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causing somebody problems used when something bad happens to you, for example when something you are using suddenly stops working, or someone you have a relationship with suddenly leaves you
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continuing used to say that someone continues to do something or something continues to happen, without stopping
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further if you move, walk etc on, you move forward or further towards something
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later later than or after a particular time
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wearing something if you have something on, you are wearing it
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attached used to say that something is attached to something else, especially when it is in the correct position
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written used to say that something is written somewhere
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transport in or into a bus, train etc
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light/machine if a machine, light etc is on, it is operating
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being broadcast if a radio or television programme etc is on, it is being broadcast
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events if an event is on, it has been arranged and is happening or will happen
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performing/speaking performing or speaking in public
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working if you are on at a particular time, you are doing your job at that time
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have something oninformal if you have something on, there is something that you must do
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on and offalso off and on for short periods but not regularly over a long period of time
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be/go/keep on at somebodyinformal to keep complaining to someone or asking someone to do something, especially when this annoys them
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be/go/keep on about somethingBritish Englishinformal to keep talking about something, in a way that is boring or annoying
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be not onBritish Englishspoken if something is not on, it is not acceptable or reasonable
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be on for somethingspoken to be ready or willing to do something that someone has suggested
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you're onspoken used tell someone that you accept a BET or an invitation to compete against them
one of a series of very popular humorous British films made especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the actors in one Carry On film also appeared in several others, and most of the jokes are about sex. They have titles such as Carry on Nurse (1959) and Carry on up the Khyber (1968).
an official agreement signed by the UK and most other European countries, in which they promise to allow every citizen their HUMAN RIGHTS, such as the right to be free, to express their political opinions, and to be treated fairly. If someone thinks that one of these countries is breaking this agreement, they can officially complain to the European Human Rights Commission. If they are still not satisfied, they can take their case to a special court called the EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS .
a popular US folk song, which many people think of as a typical song that COWBOY s would sing. It begins: O give me a home where the buffalo roam,/Where the deer and the antelope play;/Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,/And the skies are not cloudy all day.