Particle

on

132Verbs

Act on

To take action because of something like information received

Add on

Include in a calculation

Bargain on

Expect something to happen (usually negative)

Be on

Be functioning (of machines)

Bring on

Cause something to happen or speed up the process

Build on

Use something good to achieve more

Chew on

Thinks about something carefully before deciding

Clock on

Record the time of arriving at work on a machine

Crack on

Continue doing something with energy

Dawn on

Finally realise or understand something

Die on

Die or cease to function at an important time

Dwell on

Spend a lot of time on something

Fasten on

Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs

Fawn on

Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them

Fink on

Give away secrets about someone

Follow on

Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at

Get on

Continue doing something

Grass on

Report someone to a person in authority

Grow on

Like something that you didn't like at first

Harp on

Talk repeatedly about something

Hate on

Be jealous, abuse or have an active hatred of someone

Jam on

Apply or operate something forcefully

Key on

Target, focus on (sport)

Latch on

Understand, often after a long time

Lead on

Falsely or cruelly raise hopes

Lean on

Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want

Leap on

Show interest in or try to use something to your advantage

Live on

Use money for basic necessities

Look on

Watch something like a crime without helping

Loose on

Release or allow something bad to affect someone

Move on

Change the subject or your job

Pick on

Bother, annoy, criticize or make fun of someone

Pile on

Add or give more or something

Pin on

Attach the blame to someone

Play on

Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop

Plough on

Continue doing something you don't want to

Plow on

Continue doing something you don't want to

Prey on

Catch and kill an animal for food

Quit on

Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support

Ramble on

Talk at length without getting to the point

Rat on

Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings

Roll on

When something continues to happen

Save on

Reduce or avoid consumption to cut costs

Sign on

Open a claim for unemployment benefit

Snitch on

Divulge secrets, inform authorities about someone

Sponge on

Accept or get money without doing any work

Spur on

Encourage someone to continue

Stay on

Remain longer than anticipated

Switch on

Start a machine or something electrical working

Tack on

Add something that wasn't planned

Tag on

Add an additional point to something written or spoken

Take on

Allow passengers on a ship or plane

Tell on

Report someone to an authority

Trade on

Exploit, use something to your advantage

Try on

Put clothes on to see if they fit

Turn on

Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure

Wait on

Serve people in a restaurant

Wave on

Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving

Wind on

Forward a film or tape to a certain point

Work on

To spend time repairing or improving something.

Yack on

Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way

Yammer on

Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way

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