on

Signification

Adj

1. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
2. Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
3. (informal) Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
4. Fitted; covering or being worn.
5. Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
6. (informal) Acceptable, appropriate.
7. Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
8. (informal) Destined; involved, doomed.
9. (informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
10. Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
11. Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
12. Acting in character.
13. (informal) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
14. Menstruating.

Adv

1. To an operating state.
2. So as to cover or be fitted.
3. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
4. In continuation, at length.
5. (obsolete) Later.
6. Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.

Prep

1. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
2. Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
3. Covering.
4. Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
5. Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.
6. Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.
7. Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.
8. At or in (a certain region or location).
9. At or in (a certain region or location).
10. At or in (a certain region or location).
11. Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
12. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
13. Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
14. At the date or day of.
15. At a given time after the start of something; at.
16. Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
17. (informal) In the possession of.
18. Because of; due to; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
19. At the time of (and often because of).
20. Arrived or coming into the presence of.
21. Paid for by.
22. Indicating a means or medium.
23. Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
24. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
25. Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
26. Indicating the position that one has reached in a sequence.
27. Indicating a means of subsistence.
28. Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
29. Regularly taking (a drug).
30. Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
31. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
32. Indicating dependence or reliance.
33. Serving as a member of.
34. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
35. (informal) By virtue of; with the pledge of.
36. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
37. Against; in opposition to.
38. According to, from the standpoint of; expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true.
39. In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
40. Having as identical domain and codomain.
41. Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
42. Generated by.
43. Divided by.
44. (obsolete) Of.
45. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.

Verb

To switch on.

Prep

Without.

Noun

In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɒn/

Étymologie

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-.
Cognate with North Frisian a (“on, in”), Saterland Frisian an (“on, at”), West Frisian oan (“on, at”), Dutch aan (“on, at, to”), Low German an (“on, at”), German an (“to, at, on”), Swedish å (“on, at, in”), Faroese á (“on, onto, in, at”), Icelandic á (“on, in”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, upon”), Albanian në (“in”); and from Old Norse upp á: Danish på, Swedish på, Norwegian på, see upon.

Phrases

Are you sure that Joe case is going on next week ?

Êtes-vous sûr que Joe Case se déroule la semaine prochaine?

It’s an incredible live performance on his part .

C’est une incroyable performance en direct de sa part.

Try to make eye contact with a stranger on the bus , and hold it for five seconds , without speaking .

Essayez de créer un contact visuel avec un étranger dans le bus et maintenez-le pendant cinq secondes, sans parler.

There seems to be a sentence or paragraph missing on page three .

Il semble y avoir une phrase ou un paragraphe manquant à la page trois.

An example of such a system is a mass on a surface with friction .

Un exemple d'un tel système est une masse sur une surface avec frottement.

The levanter was still getting stronger , and he felt its force on his face .

Le Levanter devenait toujours plus fort et il sentit sa force sur son visage.

Oops , I didn't want to barge in on you !

Oups, je ne voulais pas faire irruption sur vous!

Scholars are divided on the purpose of this and other barays.

Les chercheurs sont divisés sur le but de ce Barays et d'autres.