have (got) on something

(OPERATE) (present tense has, past tense and past participle had) — phrasal verb with have verb [T]

Definition

› (of machines, electric devices, and equipment) to be operating or in use: She’s always got the TV on while she irons.

(Definition of have (got) on something (OPERATE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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haunted adjective 1
haunted adjective 2
haunting adjective
have (got) a hand in something idiom
have (got) it made idiom
have (got) on something phrasal verb (OPERATE)
have (got) on something phrasal verb (WEAR)
have (got) only yourself to blame idiom
have (got) something on someone phrasal verb (KNOW)
have (got) to hand it to someone idiom
have (got) your hands full idiom

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