*ACT ON: have a particular result or effect.antibiotics act on the
bacteria that spread the disease.
*ACT ON: prabhav dalna,asar dalna.the medicine acted on the brain of
the patient.
ADD ON: to make a building etc larger.we have added on a store room to
out house.
ADVANCE ON: forward movement by troops etc. the army advanced on the
enemy strong hold.
APPEAR ON: come to be seen. he soon appeared on the stage.
ASSAULT ON: strong criticism. the opposition's assault on goverment
policies was much in news then.
AUTHORITY ON: an expert, specialist. he has been an authority on Indian history.
BABBLE ON: talk in a foolish and stupid away. what was he babbling on?
BALANCE ON: to keep steady without failing. The dance involves
balancing on one foot.
BASED ON: THIS STUDY IS BASED ON FACTS.
BET ON: to risk money on the result of a race, game , etc. i bet my
hundred rupees on the black horse.
BLAST ON: sudden and loud noise. the cowherd gave a blast on his horn.
BLOW ON: produce a current of air from mouth. the boy blew on the hot coffee.
BORDER ON: to reach extreme stage of emotion. the excitement of the
party workers bordered on frenzy because of victory in the recent
election.
BORN ON: to take birth on a particular date. she was born on 6th february.
BRAKE ON: to make something slow. the slum in economy has acted as a
brake on public spending.
BROOD ON: think long and seriously on a subject. she sat brooding on
the unpleasant issue.
BUILD ON: to use success for future advancement. by building on our
present strenghts in sofrware, we can hope for still brighter future.
CALL UPON: asked to do something. the primi minister called upon the
people to strengthen his hands in the fight against terrorism.
COME UPON: meet a person suddenly, develop a thought. as i entered the
forest i came upon a cub of a tiger.
CAPITIALIZE ON: to exploit, profit by. she capitalized well on her
father's fame.
CALL ON: to pay a short visit. i called on rashmi at her house.
CALL ON: to appeal for doing something. they called on the people to
donate to the relieft fund.
CARRY ON: to continue doing work. i carried on my campaign against
smoking in spite of heavy odds.
CARRY ON: to have a love affair. jivan carried on with geeta.
CATCH ON: understand and learn something. she is intelligent and catch
on new words.
CHANCE ON: discover suddenly. they chanced upon a treaure in the ruins
of the castle.
CHEAT ON: to deceive, to tell alie. he was charged with cheating on the company.
CHEER ON: encourage loudly. the spectators cheered on the show-master.
CHEW ON: think long about something. bhagwat chewed on the advice i gave him.
CLAIM ON:
CLOSE ON: come nearer and nearer in threating way. the policeman
closed on the running theif.
COME ON: it is said to encourage someone. come on my friend. i will
help you in your business.
COME ON: appear on the stage or in a film. she came on the screen in 1950.
COME ON: find something unexpectedly. i came on the monument by chance.
COME ON: commencement of a season.winter comes in November.
COMMENCE ON: THE WINTER BREAK WILL COMMENCE ON MONDAY.
COMPLIMENT ON: praise, admiration. i sent my complements on her success.
CONCETRATE ON: focus full attention, think only about one thing at a
time, focus on. you need to concentrate on your studies
CONFER ON-THE KING CONFERRED THE TITLE OF RAI SAHIB ON HIM.
CONGRATULATE ON: tell somebody that you are happy at his success,
achievements etc. nandiata congratulated her sister on her success.
COUNT ON: rely on somebody or something. you can count on my support.
CURB ON: control something. we are trying to put a curb on their
antisocial activities.
DAB ON: apply some substance ona surface. she dabbed powder on the
body of her child.
DEPEND ON: DO NOT DEPEND ON OTHERS.
DEPENDENT ON: based on. freedom is depedent on how you to protect it.
DINE ON: eat particular type of food. she dined on boiled vegetables.
DOT ON: be fond of. she dots on her new-born son.
DRONE ON: talk long in a boring manner. She droned on without caring
to know if I was interested or not.
EFFECT ON: have result, influence, outcome. Overwork has bad effect on health.
EGG ON: encourage someone to do something brave or foolish. she stole
money egged on by greed.
ELABORATE ON: explain in detail and more clearly. He elaborated on
what he had said earlier.
EMBARK ON: HE IS EMBARKED ON A SHIP.
EMBROIDER ON: to add details to a story from your fancy or
imagination. a simple story has been embroidered on in the novel.
ENCROACH ON: take away something that belongs to others, occupy land
illegally. the new law encroaches on our rights.
ENDFORCE ON: bring into effect, make people to obey. The rules were
enforced on the people with immediate effect.
ETCH ON: make permanent impression.He got his teachings etched onh
rocks and pilllers.
EXIST ON: survive, continue to live. It was very difficult too exist
on so little money.
EXPAND ON: give more details about a subject. he further expanded on
the subject.
EXPOUND ON: explain in detail. The saint expounded on the nature of evil.
FALL ON: become responsible. The duty to receive the guests fell on Geeta.
FALL ON: to happen something unpleasant.i never expected that all
these problems will fall on me.
FALL ON: attack suddenly and violently. Some antisocial elements fell
upon the woman.
FALL ON: to see something. her eyes fell on the purse lying on the road.
FALL ON: to happen, occur.The republic day falls on 26th January.
*FALL ON:akarman karna. the robbers fell on the travellers and killed
some of them.
FEAST ON: enjoy the beauty. the tourists feated their eyes on Taj's grandeur.
FEED ON: be nourished with subsist on. the pigs were feeding on garbage.
FELICITATE ON: congratulate. the felicitated Niranjans on their
wedding anniversary.
FIX ON: decide a particular thing or day, fasten firmly. They fixed on
Sunday for outing.
FOCUS ON: concentrate, give full attention to. his whole enery was
focused on elections.
FOIST ON: force somebody to accept an idea. I donot believe in
foisting ideas on others.
GAIN ON: gradually reach nearer somebody you are chasing. the
policeman gained on the theif.
GAMBLE ON: bet money. he gambled on horses and cricket.
GET ON: get into. the bus was over-crowded and yet i got on.
GET ON: put on clothes etc. where are my shoes, i want to get them on.
GET ON: continue an activity. he is getting on well with his studies.
GET ON: be successful. he works hard to get on his career.
GET ON: to manage to continue something without somebody or his help.
they got on well without manoj's help.
GET ON: be in a committee, board or on television. reshma managed get
herself on the board of the directores.
GO ON: continue doing something, carry on. he could not go on with his work.
GO ON: continue to happen or exist. the fair went on for days.
GO ON: happening. "what is going on there?" asked the master.
GO ON: to do something after finishing something else. he finished his
exercise and then went on to see his friend.
GO ON: continue talking. he went on talking for an hour on various subjects.
GO ON: to encourage somebody. "i said, go on, you are doing so well."
GO ON: to have some information which you use asa base for your
ideas, opinions. the reporter had something to go on.
GO ON: begin operation. the invertor goes on automatically.
GO ON: spent some amount of money on a particular thing. a great
amount of budget goes on defence.
GO ON: start taking a drug. she went on the drug and consequently
suffered side effects.
GO ON: attain an age. shanti is going on to be forty.
GO ON: get lit. the lights went on.
GO ON: go to another topic or item. they went on to the next item on
the agenda.
GO ON: behave . if she went on like this, she will be sacked.
GRATE ON: to have irritating effect on somebody. persistent
questioning grated on him.
GRIND ON: continue in a very boring fashion. the annual general
meeting of the company ground on.
GROW ON: like something more and more. if you listen classical music
it will grow on you.
HAND ON: give something to somebody. culture is handed on from one
generation to another.
HANG ON: to hold rightly, hold on. i hung back at school after classes
were over.
*HANG ON: wait for a short time, hold tight. she hung on for friend.
he hung on until the rope broke.
HANG ON: to depend on something for success. the future of the
business hangs on its profitibility.
HAVE ON: to be wearing a clothe. she had on a sari from Banaras.
HAVE ON: have information about somebody. i have much one her personal life.
HEAP ON: to put on a lot of things on top of each other. they heaped
prases on him.
*HOLD ON: ask someone to wait. Hold on, i am coming in a moment.
HOLD ON: to continue doing something when it is not easy to do so. In
spite of heavy odds, we held on.
HURRY ON: run or walk quickly. she hurried on for the bus.
INFORM ON: give information to the police. she may inform on his anti
social activities.
INSIST ON: to say something firmly and repeatedly. he insisted oncash payment.
INSURANCE ON: insurance on property, life etc. they have an insurance
on their factory.
INTEREST ON: a charge for borrowing money. Interest on short term
loans is nominal.
JAM ON: stop suddenly and forcibly. i jammed on my car brakes suddenly.
JANGLE ON: to make somebody feel nervous or upset. She was jangled on
by the presence of so many strangers.
JAR ON: make somebody feel annoyed or uneasy. The noise in the street
began to jar on my nerves.
JINX ON: have bad luck, be under curse. There is a jinx on the car.
JUMP ON: to criticise or punish. The teacher used to jump on students
for their mistakes.
KEEN ON: HE IS KEEN ON DOING THIS WORK.
*KEEP ON: continue doing something. He kept on walking till he was
tired. why hte dogs keep on barking.
KEEP ON: continue to employ. Only a few of the workers will be kept on
after Monday.
KEEP ON: to talk continuously. She kept on talking about her marriage.
KNEEL ON: be in posture when your body rests on your knees. he knelt
down beside me.
LAND ON: speark angrily. he landed on his wife for not keeping meals ready.
LAY ON: supply food etc. many delicious dishes were laidd on the table.
LAY ON: put stress or emphasis on. the laid much stress on harnessing
wind and solar energy.
LAY ON: put blame on somebody. the responsibility of accident was laid
on the guard of the train.
LEAN ON: depend on. i have a few friend to lean on.
LINGER ON: to stay a little longer, to be slow to go away. she lingerd
on after the party was over.
LIVE ON: continue to exist. her memory lives on in my mind.
LIVE ON: use a particular kind of food because this is all that is
available. he lived on fruits and vegetables on the island.
LIVE ON: exist on a particular amount of money. they had enough to live on.
LOOK ON: watch a thing happen without being involved in it. they just
looked on the accident.
LOOSEN ON: to make a grip etc less tight, to reduce control etc.
communications has loosened its grip on the theif.
MANAGE ON: cope with, succeed in the living through you donot have
sufficient money. majority of people have to manage on as little as rs
300.00a weak.
MAUNDER ON: complain about. people constantly maundered on about power shortage.
MODEL ON: try to become like someonelese. the students were asked to
model themselves on great men and women of India.
MODELLED ON: designed in a way that imitates another system. indian
democracy has been modelled on the british one.
MOVE ON: leave a place and continue your journey. we want to moved on
to the next city.
MOVE ON: turn to something else after completion of an activity.we
talked about friendship andthen moved on to fashions.
MOVE ON: leave one job and start another. Now i want to move on from
the present job.
MOVE ON: to ask somebody to leave a place. the guard at the gate asked
him to move on.
MOVE ON: to change ideas and opinions and become more modern. public
opinion on empowerment of women has considerably moved on since then.
MOVE ON: as time passes. As time moved on, he became more experienced.
NIGH ON: almost, nearly. The list consisted nigh on 40 candidates.
OBSERVATION ON: a remark on something. His obeservants on terrorism
are quite relevant.
OPINION ON: belief about a particular matter.What is your opinion
about abortions.
OUTLOOK ON: attitude about something. His outlook on life has even
been optimistic.
PITY ON: TAKE PITY ON THE POOR.
PREY ON: hunt and eat one some other being. eagles prey on lizards,
fish, snakees etc.
PULL ON: breathe smoke from a pipe etc. he pulled on his hukah.
PULL ON: put on, draw on clothing. pull on your sweater, now it is cold.
PUSH ON: continue travelling. we pushed on as it was becoming dark.
PUSH ON: continue doing something. they boy was urged to push on with
his studies.
PLANT ON: to hide stolen or illegal goods in someone's clothes etc.
somebody planted the drug on him.
PLAY ON: continue to play, resume play. if music be the food of love, play on.
PLAY ON: exploit somebody's fear etc. he played on her fears of exposure.
PASS ON: to tell a piece of infromation. hari passed the news on to me.
PICK ON: choose somebody for blame, punishment etc. the poor fellow is
often pick on.
PILE ON: make a description of an event more happy or painful than it
is really. they piled praises on the lader.
PLOD ON: work steadily. i urged him to pld on for some more time.
POACH ON: to do something that is someone else's duty.you need not
poach on my responsbility.
POT ON: move a plant to a large pot. the plant needs to be potted on.
POUNCE ON: make a sudden attack. the tiger suddenly pounced on the bison.
POUR ON: express scorn or ridicule etc. in the beginning they poured
scorn on our movement against child labour.
PUT ON: place something on a surface. she put the dishes on the table.
PUT ON: to wear. he put on a new shirt.
PUT ON: spread on a part of your body. she put on lipstick.
PUT ON: to perform. the show is put on three time daily.
PUT ON: to provide. they put on special dishes on request.
PUT ON: become heavier. of late she has put on a lot of weight.
PUT ON: make some device to work, turn on. put on the switch.
PUT ON: apply the brake. she put on the brake to avoid an accident.
PUT ON: begin to cook. she put the breakfast on.
PUT ON: make a bet. she put money on a horse.
PUT ON: to invest in. he put his money on software industry.
PUT ON: make to do extra work, have responsibility etc. the new
position put extra responsibility on him.
PUT ON: behave, speak in an unnatural way. she put on a smile before
the TV camera.
PUT ON: cause somebody board a bus, plane etc. she put her son on a
train to kolkata.
PUT ON: give position to do some particular work. he was put on the
job of a supervisor.
REST UPON: have as basis, be based on. His fame rests upon popularity.
RABBIT ON: talk about something long and in a boring way.The cricket
commentator rabbited on about this and that.
RAID ON: a brieft attack. they carried out a bombing raid on enemy
positions. the police made a raid on their den.
RAMBLE ON: to talk or write in a boring way. women in a group rambled
on this and that.
RAT ON: betray, give information against. she was ratting on Nandan.
REACT ON: have a particular effect on. heat reacts on certain
substances to changes their chemical compositoins.
RELY ON: I CANNOT RELY ON HIM FOR THIS WORK.
REFLECT ON: think a lot about something. take your time to relect on
the matter.
REPOSE ON: put in a place. The cups reposed on the desk.
RESTRAIN ON: a law etc, that limits activity. The committee wanted a
restrain in spending.
RESTRICTION ON: a law etc that controls or limits some activity.
Restrictions were put on immigration from Bangladesh.
ROUND ON: respond to your critic by showing anger and displeasure. the
author rounded on his critics, "do you think I have no imagination, no
wisdom?"
RUMBLE ON: continue discussion, process etc. The arguments in the
court rumbled on.
RUN ON: continue running in the same direction. Run on without
changing the direction.
RUN ON: reach a particular place. the road runs on to providence.
RUN ON: continue talking for a long time. they run on together for hours.
RUN ON: continue to exist, be operting for a longer than expected
time.The emergency ran on and on.
RUN ON: use a particular type of power. Many cars, buses, scooters etc
now run on CNG.
SEND ON: dispatch, forward letters, etc. send on his cheque.
SEND ON: send somebody for a particular purpose. we were sent on an
educational tour.
SERVE ON: be on roads, committees etc. he has been serving on three
different boards.
SET ON: attack somebody or someting. he set on his dogs on the stranger.
SETTLE ON: leave, property etc. the whole property was settled on his only son .
SIGN ON: sign a document agreeing to work for someone.he signed in as
an airman.
SIT ON: be officially a member.she sits on various boards and committees.
SIT ON: not to do a given task quickly. the secretary was sitting on
files related to disinvestment.
SKATE ON: move quickly on skates. the children were skating on ice.
SKIMP ON: spend less money, time etc. than you should. she often
skimped on her breakfast.
SLEEP ON: postpone a decision until the next day. i slept on mhy idea
of investing in shares.
SLIP ON: put on a clothing quickly and quietly. when did you slip on your coat?
SLOSH ON: apply paint etc. the worker slash paint on the wall.
SNEAK ON: tell somebody about somebody else's wrong doing.
SOFT ON: to be sexually attracted.he was soft on his maid servant.
SPILL ON: flow over the edges of a container.the cup tumbled down and
the tea spilled over the floor.
SPRAY ON: send liquid in a shower of tine drops. she sprayed water on
the flowers.
SPREAD ON: place and spread something on a surface. spread butter on
the slice.a beautiful cover was spread on the table.
SPRING ON: to suddenly say or do something that would surprise others.
he sprang the information on babita.
SPRING ON: attack suddenly. flowers had sprung up with the arrival of
spring season.
SPRINKLE ON: throw fine shower of tine drops on something. he
sprinkled rose water on the people.
SPY ON: watch secretly. she was spying on him.
STAKE ON: rise money, reputatin etc.she stacke het hopes on her only
son.he staked his reputation on elctions.
STAMP ON: put your foot down very hard on something.the policeman
stamped on the miscreant.
STAMP ON: have a strong effect on something. wordsworth's ideas and
phiolosophy are deeply stamped on his poems.
STAND ON: DO NOT STAND ON CEREMONY?
STAY ON: continue living at a particular place. they stayed on a new
jersy for three months.
STICK ON: fix something one surface of something else. stick his
poster on the wall.
STRAP ON: fasten something into position with a strap. he strapped on
the bundle on the rack.
STRIKE ON: find a solution. suddenly they struck on a brilliant idea.
STRUGGLE ON: continue doing something with a great difficulty. they
struggled on climbing the mountain.
STUMBLE ON: meet or discover by chance. i stumbled on a great rish in
the himalayas.
SWITCH ON: start working by pressing a switch.
TAKE ON: accept a job, responsibility etc. she took the job on.
TAKE ON: to employ. he was taken on as a mason.
TAKE ON: decide to do something. she took the washing on herself.
TELL ON: be not able to cope with a pressure or strain over work began
to tell on him.
THROW ON: put on quickly. he threw a blanket on his shoulders.
THROW ON: rush and attack. he threw himself on his enemy.
THROW ON: shed or cover. the candle threw soft light on her face.the
large tree threw its shadow's on the cows.
THROW ON: cause to doubt. recent researches has thrown doubts on his theory.
TRADE ON: make use of somebody's weakness etc, unfairly to your
advantage. he traded on his rivals drinking habits.
TRAIN ON: aim at somebody. he trained his camera on the giraffe.
TRAMPLE ON: tread on something. a police beat and trampled on a poor man.
TRY ON: to put on a clothe to see how it fits or it looks nice. he was
trying on for a dress.he tried the trousers on for size.
TURN ON: make a device working, switch on. she turned her television on.
TURN ON: make interested or excited. the new music album was a complete turn on.
TURN ON: depend on. the success of the product turns on its wide acceptability.
TURN ON: keep something pointed at someone. he turned the search-light
on the the bear.
URGE ON: encourage. They urged on their team to score more goals.
VOTE ON: give support or express opposition. the voted on a motion.
VENT ON: express, get rid of anger etc. david returned to his office
upset and vented his anger on his secretary.
WAGER ON: bet money on something. he wagered some money on a black horse.
WAGER ON: to be confident that something will happen. i hope he would
top the list of mominees. however i should not wager on it.
WAIT ON: act as a servant. she waited on the guests.
WALK ON: have a place in protest. the oppositin staged a walk out.
WASTE ON: not to use sensibly. you are wasting your money on him.
donot waste your money on this junk.
WASTED ON: be without fruits. mytime was waster on her.
WEAN ON: be influenced. they were deeply weaned on the religion.
WEAR ON: pass away gradually. the day wore on the night fell.
WEIGH ON: make worried. problems weighed on shyam.
WIND ON: move a film,, tape etc. forward. he took a snap and then
wound the film on.
WORK ON: spend time fixing something. i worked on that equation for an hour.
*GET ON: mail me rahna. hari and sohan cannot get on well as they
belong to opposite groups.
*MOVE ON: order to move away
*PUT ON: pahnna,weight gain,wear.has has put on his clothes.
DEVOLVE TO/ON/UPON: to transfer a duty and authority to another
person. More authority should be devolved to local bodies.
EXPERIMENT ON/UPON: make experiment. Experiments on monkeys have given
good results.
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