on
- adjective
- /ɑn/
- Make sure you arrive on time for the meeting scheduled next week.
Examples
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Melly, dinner's on.
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Beauty Bay, it's going to have my name on it, my own product.
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One of my friends, he was on bail, right?
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So maybe we'll keep that on there and blurs.
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Well, that's what we will see on Tuesday, Yes.
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And we will see you guys every Thursday on Bram T Bye.
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Kate, we might keep you on Ohh.
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That's why I is on both K prime and Q.
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They're so bad that they're not available on Netflix or Tubby.
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He has four specials that are not available on Netflix or Toby.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
Compounds
- Specialized
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
- Jargon
A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines
- Jargon
The illegal action of hitting the ball forward with the hand or arm while trying to catch it
- Offensive
A set of actions and laws that harm or limit women's rights, especially in politics and society
- Literature
A long talk by Jesus that gives key moral teachings in the Bible books Matthew and Luke
A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words
An international agreement from 1947 to reduce taxes on imports and other trade barriers
- Formal
A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide
- UK
A rule in cricket making a team bat again immediately after a very low first innings score
- Specialized
An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone
A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for
- Formal
An act of placing hands on a person to bless, give authority, or heal them
- Formal
A court decision before a trial made only from written statements when the main facts are agreed
- Archaic
A manual gearbox with three speeds and the gear stick on the steering column
- Literature
A claim that some people are trying to stop public Christmas celebrations
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
- Formal
A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs
A United Nations group that works for equal rights for women worldwide
Surface Forms
Etymology
On also took the sense of 'in effect' or 'in place', like in the word upon, so asking if a meeting is on is asking whether it will happen as planned. That link between 'in place' and 'happening' explains the modern meaning.