on top in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on top",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't get the book. It's on top of the bookcase."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is on top of y, x is on the highest part of y."
      ],
      "id": "simple-on_top-en-prep-4AskaCug"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There's a lot to learn, but I think I'm on top of it so far."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is on top of y, x in control of y or knows about y."
      ],
      "id": "simple-on_top-en-prep-8txWQMan"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "On top of all the problems I had yesterday, my car broke down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if x happens on top of y, they both happen."
      ],
      "id": "simple-on_top-en-prep-fUHJ4c0q"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on top"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on top",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't get the book. It's on top of the bookcase."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is on top of y, x is on the highest part of y."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There's a lot to learn, but I think I'm on top of it so far."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is on top of y, x in control of y or knows about y."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "On top of all the problems I had yesterday, my car broke down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if x happens on top of y, they both happen."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on top"
}

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"on top" meaning in English

Preposition