On — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in operation or operational

(of events) planned or scheduled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɔn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɒn/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɔn/.

Examples

left the oven on
the switch is in the on position
the picnic is on, rain or shine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

along

Antonyms

off

Parts of Speech

adjective	in operation or operational “left the oven on”
adjective	(of events) planned or scheduled “the picnic is on, rain or shine”
adverb	with a forward motion “we drove along admiring the view”
adverb	indicates continuity or persistence or concentration “his spirit lives on”
adverb	in a state required for something to function or be effective “turn the lights on”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

An

in Betrieb oder betriebsbereit

🇫🇷French

sur

en opération ou opérationnel

🇪🇸Spanish

en

en funcionamiento u operativa

🇮🇹Italian

SU

in funzione o operativo

🇳🇱Dutch

op

in bedrijf of operationeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobre

em operação ou operacional

🇷🇺Russian

на

в эксплуатации или в эксплуатации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर

संचालन में या परिचालन में

🇧🇩Bengali

অন

অপারেশনে বা অপারেশনাল

🇮🇳Tamil

அன்று

செயல்பாட்டில் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டில்

🇮🇳Telugu

న

ఆపరేషన్ లేదా కార్యాచరణలో

🇮🇳Marathi

वर

कार्यरत किंवा कार्यरत

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર

ઓપરેશનમાં અથવા ઓપરેશનલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲೆ

ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓൺ

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

'ਤੇ

ਸੰਚਾਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਜਸ਼ੀਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

پر

آپریشن میں یا آپریشنل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

在

运行中或运行中

🇯🇵Japanese

の上

稼働中または稼働中

🇰🇷Korean

~에

작동 중 또는 작동 중

🇻🇳Vietnamese

TRÊN

đang hoạt động hoặc đang hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

บน

ในการดำเนินงานหรือการดำเนินงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pada

dalam pengoperasian atau operasional

🇵🇭Filipino

sa

sa pagpapatakbo o pagpapatakbo

🇲🇾Malay

pada

dalam operasi atau operasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على

في التشغيل أو التشغيل

🇮🇷Persian

در

در حال بهره برداری یا عملیاتی

🇹🇷Turkish

Açık

çalışır durumda veya çalışır durumda

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַל

במבצע או מבצעי

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'on'?

The primary meaning of 'on' is 'in operation or operational'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'on' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'on' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'on' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'on' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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