On

Definitions

1. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
2. Initialism of Old Norse.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Synonym of Heliopolis (“ancient Egyptian city”).
4. Abbreviation of Ontario: a province of Canada.
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. To be aware of or have information about: You'll never deceive us again; we're on to you.
6. Intermittently.
7. Without stopping; continuously.
8. a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (codon; magneton; photon).
   gluon; neutron
9. a suffix used in the names of inert gaseous elements: neon.
10. approaching. oncoming traffic. aankomende مُقْتَرِب насрещен que se aproxima blížící se heran-, entgegenkommend modgående επερχόμενος que viene en dirección contraria, venidero, futuro lähenev نزدیک شونده saapuva qui approche מִתקָרֵב पास आता हुआ nadolazeći szembejövő datang komandi, sem nálgast (che si avvicina) 近づいてくる 다가오는 priešpriešinis pretimnākošs datang dr arah hadapan tegemoetkomendmotgående nadjeżdżający نږدى كيدونكى que se aproxima care se apropie приближающийся, надвигающийся blížia...
11. continuing. an ongoing argument. voortgaande مُسْتَمِر، دائِر течащ que continua pokračující, trvající fortgesetzt fortsat συνεχιζόμενος en curso, que sigue jätkuv در جریان؛ مداوم jatkuva en coursנמשך लगातार चलता हुआ stalan, trajan folyamatban levő terus-menerus áframhaldandi in corso 続いている 진행 중인 toliau vykstantis ilgstošs sedang berlangsung voortdurendpågående, som er i gang trwający په جريان كښى que se prolonga neîntrerupt; care continuă непрерывный stále pokračujúci v teku neprekidan pågåe...
12. moving forward (in place or time). They marched onward(s). voorwaarts, verder, vooruit إلى الأمام напред para diante vpřed vorwärts fremad προς τα εμπρόςhacia delante edasi به جلو؛ به پیش eteenpäin plus loin, désormaisקדימה आगे naprijed előre, tovább maju áfram avanti 前方へ 앞으로 į priekį, pirmyn uz priekšu ke arah hadapan voorwaartsframover, fremadnaprzód پر مخ para diante înainte вперед, дальше vpred naprej napred framåt, vidare ไปข้างหน้า ileri, ileriye doğru 向前 вперед, далі آگے کي طرف về phí...
13. to have discovered (a person's) trick, secret etc. The thieves realized that the police were on to them. op iemand se spoor wees قَد اكْتَشَف أمْرَه подир estar na pista de odhalit im Bilde sein über lure nogen af έχω ανακαλύψει τα χνάρια, το μυστικό κπ. haber encontrado algo (kellegi) jälil olema آگاه؛ خبر دار از löytää découvrir לִהיוֹת מוּדָע לְכָּווַנוֹתַיו וכו'- किसी के पीछे पड़ जाना biti za petama tisztában van vkivel, tud(nak) róla; nyomában van(nak) mengetahui rahasia sjá í gegnum (es...
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14. used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity. She kept on and on asking questions. aanhoudend, aanmekaar, sonder ophou باسْتِمْرار، بلا تَوَقُّف продължи constantemente znovu a znovu immer weiter i det uendelige συνέχεια, αδιάκοπαsin parar ikka ja jälle یک سر؛ بی وقفه loputtomiin sans arrêt לְלא הֶפסֶק लगातार bez prestanka folyvást terus-menerus án áfláts incessantemente, senza sosta 続けて 계속하여 be paliovos nemitēties terus menerus voortdurendi det uendelige, stadig vekk bez ko...

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“Most kanji have⟳ two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".”

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