On definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ON, pre. [L. in; Gr. Hence they denote nearness, closeness or ... lying in contact with the surface; as, my book is on the table; the table stands on the floor; the house rests on its foundation; we lie on a bed, or stand on the earth. 2. Coming ...
on board definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: aboard, on board] Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. aboard 2. in support of a particular objective < needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass > Webster's 1913 Dictionary On On, prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; ...
... 1. To move or pass in almost any manner, as on the feet or on wheels. Men and other animals run on their feet; carriages run on wheels, and wheels run on their axle-trees. 2. To move or pass on the feet with celerity or rapidity, by leaps or ...
... about the streets. Ecclesiastes 12. 2. To walk; to move on the feet or step by step. The child begins to ... In the three last examples, the sense of go depends on far, farther, further.] 33. To have a currency or use ... the well bred man. 35. To proceed; to be carried on. The business goes on well. 36. To proceed to final issue; to terminate; to ... To be discharged, as fire arms; to explode. To go on, to proceed; to advance forward. 1. To be put on, as a garment. The coat will not go on. ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary UPON', prep. 1. Resting or being on the top or surface; as being upon a hill, or ... having received. He came upon an hour's warning. 9. On the occasion of; engaged in for the execution of. He ... the penalties of the law. 14. At the time of; on occasion of. What was their conduct upon this event? 15 ... now upon a hard trot. 18. Resting or standing, as on a condition. He is put upon his good behavior. 19 ... to undertake. Merriam Webster's I. preposition Date: 12th century on II. adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete on the surface ; on it 2. obsolete thereafter, thereon Oxford ...
... 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters, on paper, wood, stone or other material, for the purpose of ... writings" 4: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a ... writing at, esp. with compartments for papers etc. the writing on the wall an ominously significant event etc. (see Dan. 5 ... pad (see PAD(1) n. 2) of paper for writing on. writing-paper paper for writing (esp. letters) on. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Write Write, v. t. [imp. Wrote ... legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write ...
... L rheda, a chariot or vehicle.] 1. To be carried on horseback, or on any beast, or in any vehicle. We ride on a horse, on a camel, in a coach, chariot, wagon, etc. 2. To be borne on or in a fluid. A ship rides at anchor; the ark rode on the flood; a balloon rides in the air. He ...
... to rest in a standing posture. We set a house on a wass of stone; we set a book on a shelf. In this use, set differs from lay; we set a thing on its end or basis; we lay it on its side. 2. To put or place in its proper or natural posture. We set a chest or trunk on its bottom, not its end; we set a bedstead or a table on its feet or laeg. 3. To put, place or ...
... a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" 2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages ... card game 7: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things ... a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" v 1 ... something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for ... available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem < tried every trick in the ...
go on definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant: discontinue] 2: come to pass ... incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place ... 3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, ...
... comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of ... a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia kom'-en-ta ... Etymologically, a commentary (from Latin commentor) denotes jottings, annotations, memoranda, on a given subject, or perhaps on a series of events; hence, its use in the plural ... as in Deissmann's recent discoveries, from the light thrown on peculiarities of language by papyri or other ancient remains (see ... all descriptions and all grades of worth. Some are commentaries on the original Hebrew or Greek texts; some on the ...
on the way definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw him on the way to California" [syn: on the way, en route] Merriam Webster's or on one's way phrasal moving along in one's ...
... central point; and in this representation there is a picture on the one hand of the antagonism of the world to the truth revealed in him, and on the other of the spiritual blessedness of the few who ... 1:1-18, of which something will be said later on. (2) There is a series of scenes and discourses from ... and the manifestations of the risen Lord to His disciples on the resurrection day, and on another occasion eight days after (20:1-29). This is ... that his witness is true" seems to be a testimony on the part of those who knew as to the ...
... to whichever side we direct our view. We see difficulties on every side. 7. Party; faction; sect; any man or body ... men considered as in opposition to another. One man enlists on the side of the tories; another on the side of the whigs. Some persons change sides for ... and sink themselves in public estimation. And sets the passions on the side of truth. 8. Interest; favor. The Lord is on my side. Psalms 118 9. Any part being in opposition ... contradistinction to another; In the battle, the slaughter was great on both sides. Passion invites on one side; reason restrains ...
... in this respect differing from set. We lay a book on the table, when we place it on its side, but we set it on the end. We lay the foundation of a house, but we set a building on its foundation. He laid his robe from him. JoNahum 3. Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. A stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den. Daniel 6. 2. To ...