on
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ɒn/US /ɑːn/
Meaning
adverb
on somebody’s body; being worn
“Put your coat on.”
preposition
in or into a position covering, touching or forming part of a surface
“a picture on a wall”
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“Thank you so much for making time on a busy day.”
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“putting that on hold um to start zip 2”
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“to study video game programming but no one was teaching it then so I went to classes on engineering and early computer science but after class when my friends went back to”
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