"on the way" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

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Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the way, {{en-prep phrase}} on the way
  1. (idiomatic) Coming; approaching. Tags: idiomatic Translations (coming): op pad (Afrikaans), onderweg (Afrikaans), فِي الطَّرِيق (fī ṭ-ṭarīq) (Arabic), 在路上 (zài lùshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 途中 (túzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), på vej (Danish), onderweg (Dutch), venonta (Esperanto), tulossa (Finnish), tiedossa (Finnish), en route (French), ჩამოსვლა (čamosvla) (Georgian), unterwegs (German), auf dem Weg (German), בדרך (Hebrew), úton (Hungarian), sedang di jalan (Indonesian), in arrivo (Italian), 途中で (tochū de) (alt: とちゅうで) (Japanese), 도중에 (dojung'e) (Korean), на пат (na pat) (Macedonian), در راه (dar râh) (Persian), w drodze (Polish), a caminho (Portuguese), в пути́ (v putí) (Russian), на пути́ (na putí) (Russian), в доро́ге (v doróge) (Russian), на путу [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), na putu [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), en ruta (Spanish), en camino (Spanish), en rumbo (Spanish), en el camino (Spanish), på väg (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-on_the_way-en-prep_phrase-fYHscdrS Disambiguation of 'coming': 89 2 2 2 4
  2. Heading to a certain place. Translations (heading to a certain place): camino (Spanish), de camino (Spanish), rumbo (Spanish), en camino (Spanish), en rumbo (Spanish), på väg (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-on_the_way-en-prep_phrase-2GTLC1lt Disambiguation of 'heading to a certain place': 2 88 2 6 3
  3. On the direct route that one intends to travel. Translations (on the direct route): op zijn weg (Dutch), útba esik (Hungarian), sulla strada per (Italian), po drodze (Polish), rumbo (Spanish), de paso (Spanish), en camino (Spanish), en el camino (Spanish), de camino (Spanish), en ruta (Spanish), en rumbo (Spanish), på vägen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-on_the_way-en-prep_phrase-Y8teWl2~ Disambiguation of 'on the direct route': 5 2 85 6 2
  4. On one's way.
    Sense id: en-on_the_way-en-prep_phrase-hngVGR9- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 15 63 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 7 14 58 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 16 70 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 13 74 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 11 10 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 11 10 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 11 10 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 8 10 63 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 9 13 50 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 11 11 57 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 11 10 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 9 14 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 11 10 10 51 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 11 55 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 11 11 10 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 9 20 47 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 11 10 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 8 12 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 8 12 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 11 10 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 8 12 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 11 10 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 10 14 52 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 10 10 53 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 13 11 48 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 11 8 56 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 8 12 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 10 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 7 12 59 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 11 10 56 13
  5. While travelling. Translations (while travelling): op pad (Afrikaans), de camí (Catalan), onderweg (Dutch), survoje (Esperanto), matkalla (Finnish), en chemin (French), chemin faisant (French), en cours de route (French), unterwegs (German), útközben (Hungarian), strada facendo (Italian), obiter (Latin), по пат (po pat) (Macedonian), po drodze (Polish), en el camino (Spanish), under resans gång (Swedish), på vägen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-on_the_way-en-prep_phrase-J0txQib4 Disambiguation of 'while travelling': 3 2 3 8 84

Alternative forms

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