On (Imperial Teen album)
WordNet
adjective
(1) In operation or operational
"Left the oven on"
"The switch is in the on position"
(2) (of events) planned or scheduled
"The picnic is on, rain or shine"
"We have nothing on for Friday night"
adverb
(3) With a forward motion
"We drove along admiring the view"
"The horse trotted along at a steady pace"
"The circus traveled on to the next city"
"Move along"
"March on"
(4) Indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
"His spirit lives on"
"Shall I read on?"
(5) In a state required for something to function or be effective
"Turn the lights on"
"Get a load on"
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Etymology
, originally . From }.
Related forms: Οld High German (German , Οld Dutch , (Dutch ), Οld Frisian , Gothic , Οld Norse , Icelandic , Faeroese ; the Old Norse combination upp á gives Danish , Swedish , Norwegian . Possibly related to Greek .
Adjective
- in the state of being active, functioning or operating
- performing according to schedule
- Are we still on for tonight?
- Is the show still on?
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
Adverb
- to an operating state
- turn the television on
- along, forwards (continuing an action)
- drive on, rock on
- in, or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman; leg
Preposition
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- on the table; on the couch
- covering
- At the date of.
- Born on the 4th of July.
- Some time during the day of.
- I'll see you on Monday.
- The bus leaves on Friday.
- Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
- Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
- A book on history.
- The World Summit on the Information Society.
- Touching; hanging from.
- The fruit ripened on the trees.
- The painting hangs on the wall.
- In the possession of.
- I haven't got any money on me.
- Because of, or due to something.
- To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.
- To contact someone on a hunch.
- The stock price increased on news of a new product.
- Paid for by.
- The drinks are on me tonight, boys.
- The meal is on the house.
- I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
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- I saw it on television.
- Can't you see I'm on the phone?
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- They lived on ten dollars a week.
- The dog suvived three weeks on rainwater.
- (of a drug) Regularly taking or dependent on.
- You've been on these antidepressants far too long.
- Having V as both domain and codomain.
- Having Vn as domain and V as codomain.