Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [on, awn]
- /ɒn, ɔn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [on, awn]
- /ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of ons word
- preposition ons so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook. 1
- preposition ons so as to be attached to or unified with: Hang the picture on the wall. Paste the label on the package. 1
- preposition ons so as to be a covering or wrapping for: Put the blanket on the baby. Put aluminum foil on the lamb chops before freezing them. 1
- preposition ons in connection, association, or cooperation with; as a part or element of: to serve on a jury. 1
- preposition ons so as to be a supporting part, base, backing, etc., of: a painting on canvas; mounted on cardboard; legs on a chair. 1
- preposition ons (used to indicate place, location, situation, etc.): a scar on the face; the book on the table; a house on 19th Street. 1
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Origin of ons
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English on, an, Old English: on, in, to; cognate with Dutch aan, German an, Old Norse ā, Gothic ana; akin to Greek aná up, upon (see ana-)
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Parts of speech for Ons
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ons popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ons usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for ons
preposition ons
- irons — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.