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on

 
 
/ɒn/ adverb

Translation

CONTINUE used to show that an action or event continues
devamlı; süren/devam eden eylem ve olayları belirtmede
The old tradition lives on. It was a complicated situation that dragged on for weeks.1561
WEAR If you have something on, you are wearing it.
üzerinde/giyiyor olmada
She's got a black coat on. Why don't you put your new dress on?814
WORKING working or being used
çalışıyor/kullanılıyor olmada
The heating has been on all day.1358
TRAVEL into a bus, train, plane, etc
(otobüs, tren, uçak vs.) ...da/de, ...ile
Amy got on in Stamford.1732
HAPPENING happening or planned
olan, planlanan
I've got a lot on at the moment. Have you checked what's on at the cinema?1752
on and off ( also off and on) If something happens on and off during a period of time, it happens sometimes.
zaman zaman, aralıklarla
They've been seeing each other on and off since Christmas.15851547
(Definition of on adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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