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Meaning of on

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  on
      adv 1: with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the
             view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the
             circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along";
             "march on" [syn: {along}, {on}]
      2: indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his
         spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"
      3: in a state required for something to function or be
         effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"
      adj 1: in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the
             switch is in the on position" [ant: {off}]
      2: (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or
         shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night" [ant:
         {cancelled}, {off}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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