"be on" meaning in All languages combined

See be on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: is on [present, singular, third-person], being on [participle, present], was on [past], been on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> on}} be on (third-person singular simple present is on, present participle being on, simple past was on, past participle been on)
  1. (UK, transitive) To be ranked, based on polling. Tags: UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-be_on-en-verb-f56iOj8x Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 67 33
  2. (African-American Vernacular, transitive) To be up to; to be engaged in or scheduled to do imminently. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-be_on-en-verb-e96xCSXH Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English

Download JSONL data for be on meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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