definition of the word on

• (UK) enPR: ŏn, IPA: /ɒn/, SAMPA: /Qn/
• (US) IPA: /ɑn/, /ɔn/, SAMPA: /An/, /On/
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• Rhymes: -ɒn

Old English on, originally an. From Germanic *ana. Related forms: Οld High German ana (German an, Οld Dutch an, ane (Dutch aan), Οld Frisian ana, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Οld Norse á, Icelandic á, Faeroese á; the Old Norse combination upp á gives Danish på, Swedish på, Norwegian på. Possibly related to Greek ἀνά (“‘upward’”).

on (not comparable)

1. in the state of being active, functioning or operating
2. to an operating state

   turn the television on

3. along, forwards (continuing an action)

   drive on, rock on

4. (cricket) in, or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman; leg

• (active, functioning, operating): off
• (to an operating state): off

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