key on
To anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponentTo anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponent(s).
» The key is on the desk.
Der Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult. — Esperantostern
Der Schlüssel ist auf dem Tisch. — feyzo
Ключ на столе. — soweli_Elepanto
Ключ на письменном столе. — marafon
Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak
Ключ лежить на столі. — aandrusiak
Ключ на парті. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponent(s).
(informal)To instruct or make (someone) aware of (something).
She keyed me on to the plan.
Examples
125 sentencesThe key is on the desk.
Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak
ruКлюч на столе. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult. — Esperantostern
Tom put his keys on the table.
Том поклав свої ключі на стіл. — deniko
ruТом положил свои ключи на стол. — marafon
deTom legte seine Schlüssel auf den Tisch. — mhr
Tom put the key on the desk.
Том поклав ключа на стіл. — DemonicSatori
ruТом положил ключ на письменный стол. — marafon
I put the key on the table.
Я поклала ключ на стіл. — deniko
ruЯ положил ключ на стол. — marafon
The key is on the table.
Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak
ruКлюч на столе. — soweli_Elepanto
deDer Schlüssel liegt auf dem Tisch. — Esperantostern
Forms
keys on, keying on, keyed on, keyed onPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- key outназвати, називатиTo remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
- key upTo raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
- key offTo take something as a controlling input datum.
- key onTo anticipate a play by watching and analyzing the movements of one's opponent(s).
- key inTo enter data by keyboarding.
- key downTo lower in pitch, level, or intensity; to tone down.
- key intoTo put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.