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on

on

1.0
Planned to happen as scheduled
  • adjective
  • /ɑn/
translation icon : programado
  • Make sure you arrive on time for the meeting scheduled next week.

Examples

  • Melly, dinner's on.

  • Beauty Bay, it's going to have my name on it, my own product.

  • One of my friends, he was on bail, right?

  • So maybe we'll keep that on there and blurs.

  • Well, that's what we will see on Tuesday, Yes.

  • And we will see you guys every Thursday on Bram T Bye.

  • Kate, we might keep you on Ohh.

  • That's why I is on both K prime and Q.

  • They're so bad that they're not available on Netflix or Tubby.

  • He has four specials that are not available on Netflix or Toby.

Synonyms

scheduled
vson
2.1

Planned to happen at a set time

is confirmed to occur and not cancelled

Antonyms

off
8 1.0

Not working or operating

Idioms

come on
  • Informal
5.4

Say it to show disbelief, irritation, or to urge someone

1.0

Talking to someone using a telephone

663 1.0

Something or someone that is going to a place and will arrive soon

513 1.8

Present on a vehicle like a ship or plane

476 3.4

Travelling from place to place for work, like a band or sports team

Shows a different idea from what you said before

341 1.0

Burning with flames and smoke

327 2.9

Performing in front of an audience in a play or concert

321 1.0

At the expected time

275 3.4

You keep thinking about something and cannot stop

254 1.6

By choice, not by accident

231 3.2

Filmed for a TV show or movie

230 4.8

At risk of being lost or harmed because of how something turns out

222 2.7

At work doing your job

210 3.6

Agreeing with and supporting a plan or idea

205 3.5

Available for discussion or decision later

193 2.5

Happens during the early stages of a process or activity

171 3.4

Moving forward as planned to reach a goal

on fire
  • Informal
169 4.7

Doing something very well and with great success

169 2.5

Stopped for a short time until someone decides to continue

152 2.1

It is the usual amount when you look at all cases together

144 3.8

Very close to doing or feeling something

136 2.3

Available for people to buy

122 3.8

Being tested for a short time to see if it works or is useful

121 2.8

Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response

on earth
  • Informal
117 2.8

You say it after a question word to show surprise

right on
  • Informal
112 7.0

Exactly correct in what someone says

111 1.4

To say that a list continues with similar items

To show an opposite idea in a discussion

Happens often at set times

86 4.6

It is true in writing or in theory but not always in real life

85 2.7

A trip in which people travel to give shows or events

81 2.1

Ready to use or help when needed

Having the same view about a plan or goal

79 1.7

It happens sometimes but not very often

78 2.0

Happens at the planned time and is not late

75 1.2

Ask someone to wait for a short time

75 3.9

Often traveling or changing what you do

73 2.0

Happens sometimes but not regularly

About to happen soon or visible where the sky meets the sea

To introduce one of two contrasting points in a discussion

To say the opposite to correct a wrong idea

on edge
  • Informal
68 4.3

Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried

66 1.7

Because of something such as illness or rain

66 3.3

Refusing to work to protest, usually by a group of workers

63 4.2

Becoming more common or happening more often

63 4.5

Free after escaping confinement and possibly dangerous, hard to find

60 3.2

Used to show one idea that you will compare with another

60 3.7

Just before an important event, usually the day before it

You are making good progress toward the right result

55 4.6

Determined to do something even if it is difficult or dangerous

out on a limb
  • Informal
54 7.0

In a risky position without support from others

Compounds

on-the-scene
  • Literature
201 4.2

At the place where something is happening or has just happened

176 3.2

Needing something else to happen or be true

107 4.2

A way of thinking about a subject or issue

92 3.9

Involving direct practical work rather than only theory

58 3.2

A private meeting or match between two people

56 3.4

At the place where the work happens

50 3.1

Between two people with no one else present

42 3.9

The front of one vehicle hits the front of another in a crash

36 3.8

To face something directly without avoiding it

35 2.3

A small bag a passenger can take onto an airplane

32 3.5

When two people compete directly, often in sports

24 1.0

The place at your right side when you face forward

22 3.9

A thing you add to a program or device to give extra features

18 1.6

Putting on clothes to see if they fit or suit you

return on investment
  • Specialized
15 3.5

How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent

15 3.5

Happening while you are working at your job

turn-on
  • NSFW
14 8.2

Something that makes someone feel sexually excited or attracted

14 4.1

Things that happen, often unusual, secret, or maybe dishonest

14 2.7

A light touch or knock to get someone's attention

12 6.4

Dependent on something else or on certain conditions

come-on
  • NSFW
12 7.4

Something meant to attract someone, like a compliment or an ad

walk-on
  • Jargon
11 6.8

A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines

A way someone thinks about life and the things that happen

An ordinary person who is not an expert

A cooked ear with rows of yellow kernels you eat by holding the ends

9 6.8

A person who stays close to someone to get help or money, often annoying

dead-on
  • Informal
8 6.0

Exactly right and very accurate

put-on
  • Informal
8 7.6

Seems real but is actually false

knock on
  • Jargon
7 8.2

The illegal action of hitting the ball forward with the hand or arm while trying to catch it

A person or team thought most likely to win

6 5.6

Very likely to happen or succeed

6 3.7

An act of putting on clothes to see if they fit or look good

war on women
  • Offensive
6 6.7

A set of actions and laws that harm or limit women's rights, especially in politics and society

5 7.5

Completely correct and in line with modern social values

5 4.5

Happening immediately at the place where something is happening

Sermon on the Mount
  • Literature
5 6.2

A long talk by Jesus that gives key moral teachings in the Bible books Matthew and Luke

put-on
  • Informal
4 7.5

A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh

3 3.2

A piece of clothing you put on without using laces or buttons

A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words

3 3.9

At the side of a street where people park or put signs

3 3.7

Made to attach by a small piece that holds on, not by piercing or sewing

3 3.8

Happening sometimes and stopping at other times

2 4.7

An indirect result of an event that causes other changes

2 4.0

A small accessory that fastens to clothing or glasses without piercing

A very beautiful place where people feel happy and peaceful

pile on
  • Texting
2 6.0

A sudden wave of criticism from many people online

An ordinary woman who is not famous and says what many people think

Paying in cash when someone brings goods to your home

An international agreement from 1947 to reduce taxes on imports and other trade barriers

Study where you do practical tasks with real tools or equipment

A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide

A control that turns power to a device on or off

walk-on
  • Jargon
1 7.3

An acting part that has no spoken lines

1 9.1

A rule in cricket making a team bat again immediately after a very low first innings score

base on balls
  • Specialized
1 5.5

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

Pieces of grilled chicken on a wooden stick sold as a quick snack

1 7.1

Something that makes an event less enjoyable or exciting

1 8.3

An act of placing hands on a person to bless, give authority, or heal them

A way of living in a vehicle like a van or camper and moving often

A new version of an old idea used in fashion, food, or stories

A court decision before a trial made only from written statements when the main facts are agreed

1 9.9

A manual gearbox with three speeds and the gear stick on the steering column

slam on
  • Informal
1 8.2

A strong attack in words on a person or group

war on Christmas
  • Literature
1 8.4

A claim that some people are trying to stop public Christmas celebrations

A drink of whiskey with ice cubes and nothing else

A way to learn about other countries and cultures

A small forest plant with leaves like wintergreen and pink-purple flowers

6.3

An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better

4.8

An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features

A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs

A United Nations group that works for equal rights for women worldwide

A very bad movie that makes cinema look worse

Surface Forms

on positive

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.