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on the road

on the road
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee rohd]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði roʊd/
    • /ɒn ðə rəʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee rohd]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði roʊd/

Definitions of on the road words

  • noun on the road a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac. 1
  • adverb on the road travelling 1
  • adverb on the road on the way, on a path: to sth 1
  • phrase on the road If you are on the road, you are going on a long journey or a series of journeys by road. 0
  • phrase on the road If you say that someone is on the road to something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. 0
  • noun on the road travelling, esp as a salesman 0

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Parts of speech for On the road

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

on the road popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

on the road usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for on the road

adv on the road

  • bound for — going or intending to go; on the way to; destined (usually followed by for): The train is bound for Denver.

adjective on the road

  • advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
  • entrained — Simple past tense and past participle of entrain.
  • wayside — the side of the way; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside.

Antonyms for on the road

adjective on the road

  • derailed — Cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally.

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