on
To an operating stateTo an operating state.
» You can always count on Tom.
Du kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen. — Dejo
На Тома всегда можно положиться. — al_ex_an_der
Ты всегда можешь рассчитывать на Тома. — marafon
Вы всегда можете рассчитывать на Тома. — marafon
На Тома всегда можно рассчитывать. — marafon
На Тома можна завжди розраховувати. — deniko
Ти завжди можеш розраховувати на Тома. — deniko
Ви завжди можете розраховувати на Тома. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(not comparable)To an operating state.
turn the television on
an, ein
in a state required for something to function or be effective
(not comparable)So as to cover or be fitted.
The lid wasn't screwed on properly.
Put on your hat and gloves.
(not comparable)Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
The policeman moved the tramp on.
Drive on past the railway station.
weiter, an
(not comparable)In continuation, at length.
and so on
He rambled on and on.
(not comparable)Later.
Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
(not comparable)Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.
(not comparable)Of a ball, into a pottable position.
The black was previously unavailable, but in potting that red, he's now pushed the black on.
Examples
78760 sentencesYou can always count on Tom.
На Тома можна завжди розраховувати. — deniko
ruНа Тома всегда можно положиться. — al_ex_an_der
deDu kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen. — Dejo
Your book is on the desk.
Твоя книжка на столі. — deniko
ruТвоя книга на парте. — sigavax
deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You are wanted on the phone.
Тебе до телефону. — deniko
ruТебя просят к телефону. — FeuDRenais
deDa ist jemand am Telefon für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where are you going on vacation?
Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку? — aandrusiak
ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск? — sharptoothed
Don't step on the broken glass.
Не наступайте на розбите скло. — iceman
ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло. — nami
deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
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”).
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- with a forward motion:along
Antonyms
2 antonymsSee also
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