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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "on"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

in contact with and upheld by a surface
on definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plates are on the table.
āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇

in the general surface area or proximity of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There 's a gas station on Main Street.
āĻŽā§‡āχāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to refer to a particular side or part of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 'll find the library on your right.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.3

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

toward or in the direction of something or someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The security camera was angled on the entrance.
āϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāωāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŖāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.4

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇

as a result of accidental physical contact with something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She scraped her hand on the wall.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āφāρāϚāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.5

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate that something appears as a mark, feature, or covering on a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had a scar on his cheek.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to indicate something is attached or held by means of something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Keys dangle on a chain.
āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āχāύāĻ āĻā§āϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻšā§‡āϞāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

supported by a part of the body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She slept on her stomach.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āϟ āĻ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.2

āωāĻĒāϰ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

used to show dependence on something for support, sustenance, or functioning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This plant feeds on sunlight.
āĻāχ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇

in the possession of someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She kept a flashlight on her.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻ°ā§āϚ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇

relating to or about a particular subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We had a debate on climate change.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
4.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇

in respect to something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Go easy on the salt.
āύ⧁āύ āĻ āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻžāύāĨ¤
05

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to show something is caused by or resulted from something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She failed on a technicality.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
5.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€

used to show something is based upon or modeled after something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We acted on good advice.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
06

āĻ, āωāĻĒāϰ

used to indicate that something is included as part of a group, category, or set
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's on the committee.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇

used to indicate the object of an action, attack, effort, or collision
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pulled a prank on her classmates during the trip.
āϏ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

used to indicate the focus of feelings, determination, or will toward someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is very keen on hiking during the summer.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€āĨ¤
08

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to specify the medium for transmitting, recording, or storing information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They recorded the whole concert on tape.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻĒ-āĻ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
8.1

āĻ, āϤ⧇

used to indicate being broadcast by a radio or television channel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They aired the special documentary on national television.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻļāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĄāϕ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāĻĨ⧇

in the course of a journey or while progressing toward a destination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
On his travels through Asia, he learned three new languages.
āĻāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻļāĻŋāϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
9.1

āĻ, āωāĻĒāϰ

while traveling in a public conveyance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We had lunch together on the ferry.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻžā§āϚ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
9.2

āωāĻ āĻž, āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

onto a public conveyance, used to show means of conveyance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She climbed on the bus just in time.
āϏ⧇ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇ āϚāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
10

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to show a day or date
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The museum opens on May 1st.
āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϘāϰāϟāĻŋ 1āϞāĻž āĻŽā§‡ āϤ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϞ⧇āĨ¤
10.1

āĻ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

at the time of or at the occurrence of an action or event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
On hearing the news, he burst into tears.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧇āρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
11

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to express involvement, participation, or engagement in a particular activity or task
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They 're on a quest for new opportunities.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
11.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate inclusion within something, such as a list or agenda
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Is your name on the guest list?
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ āφāϛ⧇?
12

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ

used to indicate regularly taking a drug or medicine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was on blood pressure medication for years.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
12.1

āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ

under the influence of a drug or intoxicating substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was acting oddly on prescription meds.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻļāύ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĻā§āϭ⧁āϤ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
13

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to indicate the focus of obligation, blame, or responsibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The success of this project rests on the whole team.
āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
14

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to show something for which a payment is made
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wasted a fortune on gambling.
āϏ⧇ āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§āϝ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ

used to indicate an increase or addition to a particular quantity, amount, or measurement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A few extra cents on the electricity bill wo n't matter.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĨ¤
15

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate reduplication or succession in a series
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They encountered setback on setback during the project.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
16

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate manner of doing something, often followed by "the"
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please keep everything on the up-and-up.
āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĒāϰ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
17

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate the instrument used to perform an action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I contacted her on the phone.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
18

āωāĻĒāϰ, āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ

used to say what number to call to contact someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Call me on my office line tomorrow.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻ āĻ•āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞāĨ¤
19

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇

used to show that someone is taking time away from regular duties or routines
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ’s on vacation and will be back next month.
āϏ⧇ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
20

āĻāϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇

used to make a comparison with someone or something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His performance improved on his last tournament.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
21

āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ

used to show the number of points a person or team has in a competition
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is on seven points, leading the group.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāϤ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ āφāϛ⧇, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

in a position resting atop or supported by something
on definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The book is n't quite on; adjust it.
āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āωāĻĒāϰ āύ⧇āχ; āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ

in contact with the body and covering it
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He kept his shoes on during the flight.
āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

with a forward motion in space, time, or progress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let's press on despite the weather.
āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤
04

āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ

used to indicate that something continues and does not stop
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He talked on for hours without pause.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§‡āύāĻŋ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁, āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇

in a state of operating or functioning, especially of electrical devices or systems
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Leave the porch light on.
āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ āφāϞ⧋ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
01

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

currently powered or activated
on definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Is the heating on yet?
āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻ–āύāχ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āφāϛ⧇?
02

āϚāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ, āϘāϟāĻŽāĻžāύ

currently happening or ongoing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A national crisis was on at the time.
āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āϟ āϚāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ

scheduled or planned to happen as intended
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Is the dinner still on?
āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āφāϛ⧇?
2.2

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇

being presented or being broadcast, especially referring to events or performances
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The big match is on later today.
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚ āφāϜ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇.
03

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ…āύ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ

(of a performer, etc.) performing, broadcasting, or about to perform or broadcast
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was on when I switched the TV over.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1

āĻĄāĻŋāωāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

actively engaged in duties, particularly in jobs requiring performance or responsiveness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor is on tonight.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāωāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ

expressing agreement to or acceptance of a challenge
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's on for dinner tomorrow night!
āϏ⧇ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ!
05

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ, āφāϰ⧋āĻĒāĻŋāϤ

fitted onto something or being worn
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cap was still on the bottle.
āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻžāϟāĻž āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞāĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

feasible, achievable, or capable of being done successfully
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Playing two matches back-to-back is n't on.
āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
07

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ, āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨ

acceptable, proper, or reasonable, typically used negatively
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It's just not on to treat people like that.
āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āχ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āύ⧟āĨ¤
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ