- preposition
- physically in contact with and supported by (a surface):"on the table was a water jug" · "she was lying on the floor" · "a sign on the front gate"
- located somewhere in the general surface area of (a place):"an internment camp on the island" · "the house on the corner"
- as a result of accidental physical contact with:"he banged his head on a beam" · "one of the children had cut a foot on some glass"
- supported by (a part of the body):"he was lying on his back"
- so as to be supported or held by:"put it on the table"
- in the possession of (the person referred to):"she only had a few dollars on her"
- forming a distinctive or marked part of (the surface of something):"a scratch on her arm" · "a smile on her face"
- having (the thing mentioned) as a topic:"a book on careers" · "essays on a wide range of issues"
- having (the thing mentioned) as a basis:"modeled on the Mayflower Compact" · "dependent on availability"
- as a member of (a committee, jury, or other body):"they would be allowed to serve on committees"
- having (the thing mentioned) as a target, aim, or focus:"five air raids on the city" · "thousands marching on Washington" · "her eyes were fixed on his dark profile"
- having (the thing mentioned) as a medium for transmitting or storing information:"put your ideas down on paper" · "stored on the client's own computer"
- being broadcast by (a radio or television channel):"a new TV series on Channel 4"
- in the course of (a journey):"he was on his way to see his mother"
- while traveling in (a public conveyance):"John got some sleep on the plane"
- onto (a public conveyance) with the intention of traveling in it:"we got on the train"
- indicating the day or part of a day during which an event takes place:"reported on September 26" · "on a very hot evening in July"
- at the time of:"she was booed on arriving home"
- engaged in:"his attendant was out on errands"
- regularly taking (a drug or medicine):"he is on morphine to relieve the pain"
- paid for by:"the drinks are on me"
- added to:"a few cents on the electric bill is nothing compared with your security"
adverbon (adverb)- physically in contact with and supported by a surface:"make sure the lid is on"
- (of clothing) being worn by a person:"she sat waiting with her coat on" · "get your shoes on"
- indicating continuation of a movement or action:"she burbled on" · "he drove on" · "and so on"
- further forward; in an advanced state:"time's getting on" · "later on"
- (of an entertainment or other event) taking place or being presented:"what's on at the festival" · "there's a good film on this afternoon"
- due to take place as planned:"the reorganization is still on"
- (of an electrical appliance or power supply) functioning:"they always left the lights on"
- (of a performer, etc.) broadcasting or acting.
- (of an employee) working.
OriginOld English on, an, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aan and German an, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ana.suffixphysicsbiochemistrychemistry- forming nouns denoting subatomic particles or quanta:"neutron" · "photon"
- forming nouns denoting molecular units:"codon"
- forming nouns denoting substances:"interferon"
Origin-on originally in electron, from ion, influenced (as in -on) by Greek on ‘being’; -on is on the pattern of words such as cotton or from German -on.Similar and Opposite Wordsprepositionadverb- indicating continuation of a movement or action:
- (of an electrical appliance or power supply) functioning:
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