[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

on \on\ o^n, prep. oe. on, an, o, a, as. on, an; akin to d.
   aan, os.  g. an, ohg. ana, icel. =a, sw. a, goth. ana,
   russ. na, l. an-, in anhelare to pant, gr. 'ana`, zend ana.
   root195. cf. a-, 1, ana-, anon.
   the general signification of on is situation, motion, or
   condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as: 
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   1. at, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a
      thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact
      with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which
      stands on the floor of a house on an island.
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            i stood on the bridge at midnight.    --longfellow.
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   2. to or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the
      motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of
      another; as, rain falls on the earth.
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            whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.
                                                  --matt. xxi.
                                                  44.
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   3. denoting performance or action by contact with the
      surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by
      means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. hence,
      figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an
      impression on the mind.
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   4. at or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place,
      or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the
      fleet is on the american coast.
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   5. in addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or
      succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on
      mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --shak.
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   6. indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as,
      to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence,
      indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will
      promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse; based on
      certain assumptions.
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   7. at or in the time of; during; as, on sunday we abstain
      from labor. see at synonym.
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   8. at the time of; -- often conveying some notion of cause or
      motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in
      full dress or uniform; the shop is closed on sundays.
      hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the
      ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded;
      start on the count of three.
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   9. toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as,
      have pity or compassion on him.
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   10. at the peril of, or for the safety of. "hence, on thy
       life." --dryden.
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   11. by virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or
       engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he
       affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.
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   12. to the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation,
       or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all
       the blame; a curse on him.
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             his blood be on us and on our children. --matt.
                                                  xxvii. 25.
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   13. in reference or relation to; as, on our part expect
       punctuality; a satire on society.
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   14. of. obs. "be not jealous on me." --shak.
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             or have we eaten on the insane root
             that takes the reason prisoner?      --shak.
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   note: instances of this usage are common in our older
         writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate
         speech.
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   15. occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three
       officers are on duty; on a journey; on the job; on an
       assignment; on a case; on the alert.
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   16. in the service of; connected with; a member of; as, he is
       on a newspaper; on a committee.
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   note: on and upon are in general interchangeable. in some
         applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore
         to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable.
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   17. in reference to; about; concerning; as, to think on it;
       to meditate on it.
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   on a bowline. naut. same as closehauled.

   on a wind, or on the wind naut., sailing closehauled.
      

   on a sudden. see under sudden.

   on board, on draught, on fire, etc. see under board,
      draught, fire, etc.

   on it, on't, of it. obs. or colloq. --shak.

   on shore, on land; to the shore.

   on the road, on the way, on the wing, etc. see under
      road, way, etc.

   on to, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word,
      onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be
      regarded in analogy with into.
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            they have added the -en plural form on to an elder
            plural.                               --earle.
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            we see the strength of the new movement in the new
            class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the
            stage.                                --j. r. green.
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see also:
a- ana- anon at on a bowline closehauled 
on a wind on the wind on a sudden sudden on board 
on draught on fire board draught fire 
on it on't on shore on the road on the way 
on the wing road way on to 

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