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online

online

806 1.0
Using the internet to do or get something
  • adverb
  • /ˈɑnˌlaɪn/
  • Texting
: en línea
  • All they do is sit online all day, watch stuff.
  • available online
  • go online
  • publish online

I saw this thing online where here it is.

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Examples

  • You can order books online from various retailers, making shopping much more convenient.

  • "Sometimes, I think we actually communicated better online than in our in-class discussions."

    Academic text (2011)
  • What would people want to search online to find videos of this?

  • You could always try online dating again.

  • Yeah, I read something online.

  • Lawyers and potential clients appear to be going online at similar rates.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Of course, you can find the World Report online at hrw.org.

  • You can easily find maps online of Earthsea as well.

  • Much of the source data can be viewed online at the Species Profile and Threats Database.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Some of those are already available for viewing online at the nafme.org website, and more are currently in development.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

virtually
vsonline
  • Texting
20 3.5

Online using a computer or video, not in person

refers specifically to using the internet or computer networks

Antonyms

off-line
  • Specialized
126 3.1

Not connected to the internet or a computer

Compounds

online shopping
  • Texting
16 1.6

Buying goods or services on the internet

online database
  • Texting
4 3.2

A collection of information on computers that people access over the Internet

online argument
  • Texting
1 3.4

A disagreement on the internet, often in social media or forums

1 2.8

A live or recorded exercise session you follow over the internet

1 9.4

Spending too much time on the internet so it changes how you act and feel

9.1

To spend too much time on the internet and feel tired or disconnected

A planned online effort to spread ideas or false information to change people's opinions

How Digital

cybernated
  • Specialized
1 7.4
cyber
165 4.3
digital
631 3.0
online
  • Texting
806 1.0
electronic
414 3.5
analog
  • Specialized
36 5.4

Surface Forms

online positive

Morphology

online = line (transparent) = on + line

The adverbial use is the same compositionally as the adjective: 'on' + 'line' = connected via a line/network, so the relation is directly inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Online The word online comes from the parts on and line, which originally meant 'on a connection', like being on a 'phone line' or wire. So to do something online is to do it 'through the internet' rather than in person.