on
Indicating position or locationIndicating position or location.: Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
» You can always count on Tom.
Du kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen.
На Тома всегда можно положиться.
Ты всегда можешь рассчитывать на Тома.
Вы всегда можете рассчитывать на Тома.
На Тома всегда можно рассчитывать.
На Тома можна завжди розраховувати.
Ти завжди можеш розраховувати на Тома.
Ви завжди можете розраховувати на Тома.
Meaning
47 sensesIndicating position or location.
Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
A vase of flowers stood on the table.
Please lie down on the couch.
auf
наna
наna
Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
He had a scar on the side of his face.
There is a dirty smudge on this window.
an, bei
Covering.
He wore old shoes on his feet.
über
наna
At or in (a geographical location or position).
The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.
The suspect is thought to still be on the campus.
At (a relative spatial position).
We live on the edge of the city.
on the left, on the right, on the side, on the bottom
Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
The fleet is on the American coast.
Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
on a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ferry, on a yacht
on a bicycle, on a motorbike, on a horse, on a scooter
In the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
A ship was sighted on the port quarter.
on the bow; on the starboard beam
Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
All of the responsibility is on him.
I put a bet on the winning horse.
Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.
With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
tug on the rope; push hard on the door
With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.
I caught my fingernail on the door handle.
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
to play on a violin or piano
Examples
78760 sentencesYou can always count on Tom.
На Тома можна завжди розраховувати.
ruНа Тома всегда можно положиться.
deDu kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen.
Your book is on the desk.
Твоя книжка на столі.
ruТвоя книга на парте.
deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch.
You are wanted on the phone.
Тебе до телефону.
ruТебя просят к телефону.
deDa ist jemand am Telefon für dich.
Where are you going on vacation?
Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку?
ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск?
Don't step on the broken glass.
Не наступайте на розбите скло.
ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло.
deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten!
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Proto-WFrom Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
From Old Norse ón, án (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēno, *ino (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḗnu (“without”). Cognate with North Frisian on (“without”), Middle Dutch an, on (“without”), Middle Low German āne (“without”), German ohne (“without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without, except”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source