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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɑn, ɔn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'on': (on, ôn); 'On': (Bible on)

Collocations for "on"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "on" in context.

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on

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
prep
  1. is on drugs
  2. slang: what's he on?
  3. is on top
  4. is on the [top, bottom, table]
  5. is on [call, duty]
  6. is on [vacation, her period]
  7. is on sale (today)
  8. am on a diet
  9. did (it) on your behalf
  10. do (it) (all) on your own
  11. see you on [Monday, the 5th]
  12. on [Monday], [I'm, I am] going to
  13. on [Wednesdays] I [usually, like to, tend to]
  14. [depends, depending, is dependent] on
  15. [you have, there is] something on your [face, teeth]
adv
  1. the [lights, power] came back on
  2. UK: what are you on about?
  3. come on!
  4. carry on!
  5. go on, [do it, then]!
  6. get on with it!
  7. get a move on!
  8. game on!
  9. on with the show
  10. [she, his guess] was spot on
  11. hit us full on
adj
  1. the [deal, match, fight] is on (again)
  2. the [lights] are on
  3. [OK,] you're on!
  4. UK: that's (just) not on!
additional examples
  1. the [deal, match, fight] is on (again)
  2. the [lights, power] came back on
  3. the [lights] are on
  4. [OK,] you're on!
  5. is on drugs
  6. slang: what's he on?
  7. UK: that's (just) not on!
  8. is on top
  9. is on the [top, bottom, table]
  10. is on [call, duty]
  11. is on [vacation, her period]
  12. is on sale (today)
  13. am on a diet
  14. did (it) on your behalf
  15. do (it) (all) on your own
  16. see you on [Monday, the 5th]
  17. on [Monday], [I'm, I am] going to
  18. on [Wednesdays] I [usually, like to, tend to]
  19. [depends, depending, is dependent] on
  20. [you have, there is] something on your [face, teeth]
  21. UK: what are you on about?
  22. come on!
  23. carry on!
  24. go on, [do it, then]!
  25. get on with it!
  26. get a move on!
  27. game on!
  28. on with the show
  29. the on-off switch
  30. has an on-off [relationship, love affair] with
  31. [she, his guess] was spot on
  32. hit us full on
  33. a full-on [disaster, breakfast]
'on' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "on" in the title:

" As .. for the farmland IN/ON the west of Stokeford, the one IN/ON the east will be replaced.... - English Only forum
< correct, right> on the mark - English Only forum
< dead - on > and < can bleached out > - English Only forum
" drive downcourt on somebody" - English Only forum
< On / in > the centre of an island - English Only forum
" on mission " - English Only forum
" the customer too leave the things entirely on the agent'' - English Only forum
I think I'll give up on that - English Only forum
_______ on time, temperature - English Only forum
__a hot summer day, on or in? - English Only forum
- He knew everything ________ was going on.(that_ - English Only forum
- How do you often play the guitar? - Often I play the guitar, sitting on the... - English Only forum
- It's impossible to save up on\from your salary. - English Only forum
-I bought a car for credit on a year installments. - English Only forum
-s in the third person doubt on number - English Only forum
", and on the additional financing ..."modifies which part - English Only forum
, detailed on your company's website, - English Only forum
", he/she on ..." vs. ", him/her on ..." - English Only forum
", his jacket buttoned up <to show> he had no shirt on," - English Only forum
,on speaking and writing - English Only forum
,with no way of knowing what to base one <on> till you get there. - English Only forum
: the ringing of bells, the murmuring of voices, the footsteps on the stairs; <to> any laughing,~ - English Only forum
? on a sudden - English Only forum
. . . safety regulations listed on the wall (of, beside) - English Only forum
. . .my mind was never in a holier frame than while I gazed on that . . . - English Only forum
... based <on, in> the occurrence of ... - English Only forum
... being focused on... - English Only forum
... born with 300 bones ... 206 bones 'on' adulthood ... - English Only forum
... brought to justice on/for/due to/because of - English Only forum
… depends on when you retire/will retire - English Only forum
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