Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, colloquial)To switch on.

    Can you on the light?

Examples

78760 sentences

  1. You 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

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  2. Your book is on the desk.

    Твоя книжка на столі. — deniko

    ruТвоя книга на парте. — sigavax

    deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. You are wanted on the phone.

    Тебе до телефону. — deniko

    ruТебя просят к телефону. — FeuDRenais

    deDa ist jemand am Telefon für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Where are you going on vacation?

    Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку? — aandrusiak

    ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск? — sharptoothed

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  5. 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

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Origin

From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Proto-W

From 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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Forms

ons, oning, oned, oned
Base formon · to on
3rd person singularons
Present participleoning
Past simpleoned / onned
Past participleoned / onned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyon
he, she, itons

Past simpleLesson

all personsoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave oned
he, she, ithas oned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill on

Synonyms

1 synonyms
turn on

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
omniscientomnivoreomnivorousonboard

Dictionary 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.

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