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On   /ɑn/  /ɔn/   Listen
On

adverb
1.
With a forward motion.  Synonym: along.  "The horse trotted along at a steady pace" , "The circus traveled on to the next city" , "Move along" , "March on"
2.
Indicates continuity or persistence or concentration.  "Shall I read on?"
3.
In a state required for something to function or be effective.  "Get a load on"
adjective
1.
In operation or operational.  "The switch is in the on position"  Antonym: off.
2.
(of events) planned or scheduled.  "We have nothing on for Friday night"  Antonym: off.



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"On" Quotes from Famous Books



... arrival at Cairo from Vicksburg brought the intelligence that Captain Sutherland, of the ram Queen of the West, was married, a few days since, on board the gunboat Tylor, to Mrs. Harris, of Skipwith Landing. Several officers of the army and navy were present to witness the ceremony, which was performed by a Methodist clergyman, and Admiral Porter gave away ...
— Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive • Alf Burnett
... was guilty? Yes, they proved it, and I must—must— Will they hang me or electrocute me? I wonder how it feels to be hung or electrocuted?" She gave a hollow, bitter laugh. "I'll soon know, I suppose!" And then she fell back on her pillow exhausted. ...
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... Sayyidn Is was the Islam of his day and dispensation, and it abrogated all other faiths till itself abrogated by the mission of Mahommed. It is therefore logical to apply to it terms which we should hold to be purely Moslem. On the other hand it is not logical to paint the drop-curtain of the Ober-Ammergau "Miracle-play" with the Mosque of Omar and the minarets of Al-Islam. I humbly represented this fact to the mechanicals of the village whose performance ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton
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