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{
"term": "on",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in or into a position covering, touching or forming part of a surface",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a picture on a wall"
},
{
"text": "There's a mark on your skirt."
},
{
"text": "the diagram on page 5"
},
{
"text": "Put it down on the table."
},
{
"text": "He had been hit on the head."
},
{
"text": "She climbed on to the bed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "supported by somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was standing on one foot."
},
{
"text": "Try lying on your back."
},
{
"text": "Hang your coat on that hook."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to show a means of transport",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was on the plane from New York."
},
{
"text": "to travel on the bus/tube/coach"
},
{
"text": "I came on my bike."
},
{
"text": "a woman on horseback"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "by means of something; using something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She played a tune on her guitar."
},
{
"text": "The information is available on the internet."
},
{
"text": "We spoke on the phone."
},
{
"text": "What's on TV?"
},
{
"text": "The programme's on Channel 4."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to show a day or date",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He came on Sunday."
},
{
"text": "We meet on Tuesdays."
},
{
"text": "on May the first/the first of May"
},
{
"text": "on the evening of May the first"
},
{
"text": "on one occasion"
},
{
"text": "on your birthday"
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "used to describe an activity or a state",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be on business/holiday/vacation"
},
{
"text": "The book is currently on loan."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "used to show direction",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "on the left/right"
},
{
"text": "He turned his back on us."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "at or near a place",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a town on the coast"
},
{
"text": "a house on the Thames"
},
{
"text": "We lived on an estate."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "used to show the basis or reason for something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a story based on fact"
},
{
"text": "On their advice I applied for the job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "immediately after something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "On arriving home I discovered they had gone."
},
{
"text": "Please report to reception on arrival."
},
{
"text": "There was a letter waiting for him on his return."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "about something/somebody",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a book on South Africa"
},
{
"text": "She tested us on irregular verbs."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "used to show that somebody belongs to a group or an organization",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be on the committee/staff/jury/panel"
},
{
"text": "Whose side are you on *(= which of two or more different views do you support)*?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "eating or drinking something; using a drug or a medicine regularly",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He lived on a diet of junk food."
},
{
"text": "The doctor put me on antibiotics."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "paid for by something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to live on a pension/a student grant"
},
{
"text": "to be on a low wage"
},
{
"text": "You can't feed a family on £50 a week."
},
{
"text": "Drinks are **on me** *(= I am paying)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 15,
"definition": "used when giving a phone number",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You can get me on 020 7946 0887."
},
{
"text": "She's on extension 2401."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 16,
"definition": "used with some nouns or adjectives to say who or what is affected by something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a ban on smoking"
},
{
"text": "He's hard on his kids."
},
{
"text": "Go easy on the mayo! *(= do not take/give me too much)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 17,
"definition": "being carried by somebody; in the possession of somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Have you got any money on you?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 18,
"definition": "compared with somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sales are up on last year."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɒn/",
"audio": "on/on/on__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɑːn/",
"audio": "on/on/on__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English on, an, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aan and German an, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ana."
}