{
    "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."
}