Transcription
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- [on, awn stressed th ee spot]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði spɒt/
- /ɒn ðə spɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on, awn stressed th ee spot]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði spɒt/
Definitions of on-the-spot word
- adjective on-the-spot done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording. 1
- adjective on-the-spot On-the-spot things are done at the place that you are in at the time that you are there. 0
- phrase on-the-spot If you are on the spot, you are at the actual place where something is happening. 0
- phrase on-the-spot If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately. 0
- noun on-the-spot immediately 0
- noun on-the-spot at the place in question 0
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Origin of on-the-spot
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for On-the-spot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on-the-spot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.
Synonyms for on-the-spot
adj on-the-spot
- autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- by ear — without reading from written music
- improv — improvisation.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- in view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
adv on-the-spot
- here — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
adverb on-the-spot
adjective on-the-spot
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- jamming — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
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