Meaning of on

On

Common

prep

•

at the

of,

from above.

•

at or

against the

of;

to.

•

or

.

•

performance or

by

with the

,

part, or

anything; hence,

; with.

•

At or in (a certain

or

).

•

;

to;

.

•

by (the

part of itself).

•

to.

•

; against.

•

.

•

Inside (a

) for the

of

.

•

At the

of.

•

during

of.

•

At a

time after the

of something; at.

•

the

of; about;

.

•

In the

of.

•

, or due to.

•

Upon;

of (and often

).

•

for by.

•

a means or

.

•

the

of, or

by, an

or

.

•

Toward; for;

the

.

•

a means of

.

•

or

with (e.g. a

).

•

(a

).

•

Under the influence

of (a

).

•

In Mathematics:

and

.

•

In Mathematics:

^n as

and

as

, for some set

and

.

•

In Mathematics:

by.

•

; besides;

or

in a

.

•

In Regional English:

of

•

or

.

•

At the

of, or for the

of.

•

as a

of.

•

; with the

of.

•

To the

or

of;

or

, or

,

, or

upon.

•

Against; in

to.

•

In British English & Scottish English:

Without.

adj

•

In the

,

or

.

•

;

.

•

;

; being

.

•

Of a

part of something,

towards the

or other

.

•

In British English:

,

.

•

,

in the

of a

being

;

,

.

•

In Baseball:

a

as a

and being

there,

further

from a

.

•

In Cricket:

Within the

of the

on the same

as the

's

; the

for a

.

•

.

adv

•

To an

.

•

or be

.

•

Along,

(continuing an

).

•

In

,

.

•

.

•

Of

,

a better-than-even

.

.

verb

•

In Philippine English & Singapore English:

to

noun

•

In the

, a

, or

, of a

that was

based on the

's

in

,

with

.

name

•

of

, a

of

.

•

of

.

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on

English

on

Middle English (1100-1500)

on

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

ón

Old Norse

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