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Fungsi, Kegunaan dan Pengertian "ON" menurut Dewan Bahasa Pustaka ialah:

adj & adv

1. (indic that so. continues to do st or to move forward or in the same direction) terus: they played ~ after everyone else had left, mereka terus bermain selepas semua yg lain telah pulang; the noise went ~ even after his complaint, walaupun dia telah membuat aduan, bunyi bising itu terus kedengaran; move ~, will you!, jalan terus!; the bus did not stop, and I was carried ~ to the terminus, bas itu tdk berhenti dan saya dibawa terus ke perhentian bas;

2. (indic that st is being worn by so.) memakai: he came into the room with his coat ~, dia masuk ke bilik itu dgn memakai kot; to be caught sunbathing with nothing ~, didapati berjemur tanpa memakai apa-apa; has he got his contact lenses ~?, adakah dia memakai kanta sentuhnya?;

3. with indicated part turned towards point of contact, [various translations]: the wave caught the boat side ~, ombak itu memukul bahagian tepi kapal tersebut; the two cars met head ~, kedua-dua kereta itu berlanggar depan dgn depan; the sheets were tied end ~, cadar itu diikat hujung dgn hujung;

4. operating, functioning, flowing, in use, (of machine) berjalan; (of electrical appliance) terpasang; (of tap, pipe) terbuka; (of hand brake) ditarik: is the machine ~?, adakah mesin itu sedang berjalan?; all the lights were ~, semua lampu terpasang; the kitchen tap is ~; I can hear the water gushing out, paip air di dapur terbuka; saya dapat mendengar bunyi air mencurah keluar;

5. taking place or will take place, [various translations]: there's a new film ~ at the drive-in, filem baru ditayangkan di panggung pandu masuk; what's ~ tonight?, apa rancangan kita malam ini?; please switch off the TV; there's nothing ~ that's worth seeing, tolong tutup TV; tdk ada apa-apa yg menarik utk ditonton; our sale will be ~ tomorrow, jualan murah kami akan diadakan esok; the performance is ~, persembahan itu sudah bermula; 

[for phrases such as get ~, go ~, keep ~, leave ~, put ~, remain ~, turn ~, etc, see approp verbs];

be ~ about, (colloq) dibebelkan: what's she ~ about now?, apa pula yg dibebelkannya tu?; be ~ at so., (colloq) meleteri sso: my mother's always ~ at me to have my car washed, ibu selalu meleteri saya supaya membasuh kereta saya; ~ and off, see OFF (off and on); ~ and ~, tak henti-henti: she went ~ and ~ about it until everybody was sick of the subject, dia bercakap tak henti-henti ttg perkara itu sehingga semua orang muak mendengarnya; further ~, jauh sedikit; have nothing ~, have no clothes on, tdk ada seurat benang pun di badan [sso], [sso] /bertelanjang bulat, berbogel/; later ~, (in a short while) sekejap lagi; (soon after) tdk lama /kemudian, selepas itu/: I'll speak to you later ~, saya akan bercakap dgn kamu sekejap lagi; later ~, he was seen leaving the room with a pretty blonde, tidak lama kemudian, dia kelihatan meninggalkan bilik itu bersama gadis cantik yg berambut perang muda; 

prep

1. in contact with or supported by horizontal surface, di (atas); (to specifically say that st is on top of st else) di atas; (the beach) di; (o's back) di: the books were scattered ~ the floor, buku-buku itu berselerak di (atas) lantai; he sat ~ the bench, engrossed in his book, dia duduk di (atas) bangku, asyik membaca bukunya; the school is built ~ the site of an old abbey, sekolah itu dibina di atas tapak biara lama; just leave it ~ the work-bench, tinggalkan barang itu di atas meja kerja; they played volley ball ~ the beach, mereka bermain bola tampar di pantai; he had a knapsack ~ his back, dia memikul beg galas di belakangnya;

2. a. (used to indic that st is touching, is attached to, lying against, found on, hanging from, a whole surface) pada, di; (map) dalam; (of st that is a part of that to which it is attached), [not translated]: ~ the kitchen wall hung saucepans and other cooking utensils, periuk dan alat memasak yg lain tergantung di dinding bilik dapur; cracks ~ the ceiling, kesan retak pada siling; look at the picture ~ page 43, lihat gambar pada halaman 43; the ripples ~ the water, riak-riak di permukaan air; she hung her coat ~ a peg, dia menggantungkan bajunya di penyangkut; the lake looks small ~ the map, tasik itu kelihatan kecil dalam peta; the buttons ~ her blouse, butang blausnya; the handle ~ the door, gagang pintu; the wheels ~ his buggy, roda buginya;

b. (used to indic that st is tied to the end of st) diikat dgn, terikat pd; (used to indic that st is suspended at the end of st) tergantung pd: the dog was ~ a leash, anjing itu diikat dgn tali or anjing itu terikat pd tali; like a puppet ~ a string, spt boneka yg tergantung pd tali;

3. (ref to st that is included in a timetable, list, etc) dalam: one of the items ~ the agenda, salah satu perkara dalam agenda; his name is not ~ the list, namanya tdk ada dalam senarai itu;

4. onto, ke; (vehicle, animal, furniture, etc) ke atas; (so as to rest on top of given surface) di atas: if you drop it ~ the floor, it will smash to smithereens, jika terjatuh ke lantai, cawan itu akan berkecai; I splashed some cold water ~ my face, saya memercikkan air sejuk ke muka saya; he jumped ~ his motorcycle and rode away, dia melompat ke atas motosikalnya lalu menunggang pergi; she laid her hand gently ~ mine, dia meletakkan tangannya dgn lembut di atas tangan saya;

5. a. (indic movement) towards, ke arah, ke: to march ~ Rome, mara ke arah Rom; the wind blowing ~ her face, angin bertiup ke mukanya; b. (indic position) to, di: the man ~ my right, lelaki di sebelah kanan saya;

6. (indic general area upon which st is situated or some activity takes place, happens) di; (used in proper nouns, "on" remains unchanged): they have an apartment ~ Park Avenue, mereka mempunyai pangsapuri di Park Avenue; ~ the horizon, di ufuk; a little town ~ the river, pekan kecil di tebing sungai; the city is ~ the coast, bandar raya itu di tepi pantai; ~ the frontier, di perbatasan; he works ~ a rubber estate, dia bekerja di ladang getah; they were ~ the highway when one of the tyres burst, mereka sedang memandu di lebuh raya apabila salah satu drpd tayar kereta mereka meletup; Stratford ~ Avon, Stratford on Avon;

7. (used with nouns rel to travelling) dalam: ~ your way home, please get me a packet of cigarettes, dalam perjalanan pulang, tolong belikan saya sebungkus rokok; ~ a journey to Mexico, dalam perjalanan ke Mexico;

8. (used with nouns rel to activity, action), [no specif translation]; (to say that a particular activity is taking place at that time) sedang; (rel to business) kerana, atas; (rel to profession) bekerja di: the ballet company go ~ tour in the summer, kumpulan balet itu mengadakan pertunjukan di merata-rata tempat dlm musim panas; were you ~ duty last night?, adakah kamu bertugas malam semalam?; she is already working ~ her new novel, dia sudah mula menulis novel barunya; they are both ~ the stage, kedua-dua mereka sedang berlakon; he is ~ holiday in Hawaii, dia sedang bercuti di Hawaii; we are here ~ business, kami di sini kerana urusan perniagaan; he is ~ the stock exchange, dia bekerja di bursa saham;

9. on o's person, [not translated]: have you any money ~ you?, kamu ada duit?;

10. (indic that someone's face shows a certain expression), [not translated]: with a smile ~ her lips..., dgn senyuman terukir di bibir...; the child had a mischievous look ~ his face, kenakalan yg tergambar di wajah kanak-kanak itu;

11. a. (indic vehicle so. travels in) dalam: several passengers ~ the plane complained about the poor service, beberapa orang penumpang dalam kapal terbang itu merungut ttg layanan buruk yg diberikan; they met ~ the train to Kota Bharu, mereka bertemu dalam kereta api yg menuju ke Kota Bharu; b. (indic or rel to way of walking, travelling, etc), [various translations]: they travelled ~ foot, mereka pergi berjalan kaki; soldiers ~ horseback, askar-askar yg menunggang kuda; to walk ~ tiptoe, berjalan terjengket-jengket; to crawl ~ all fours, merangkak;

12. (indic time) pada: ~ Tuesday morning, pada pagi Selasa; ~ the following day, pada keesokan harinya; he starts work ~ 1 September, dia mula bekerja pada 1 September; ~ that occasion, pada masa itu; ~ the last day of term, pada hari terakhir penggal tersebut; you can see the sea from here ~ a clear day, saudara dapat melihat laut dr sini pada hari yg cuacanya cerah;

13. at the time of, sebaik sahaja: ~ hearing the crash, he rushed out of the house, apabila mendengar bunyi perlanggaran itu, dia meluru keluar dr rumahnya; he died ~ arrival at the hospital, dia meninggal dunia apabila tiba di rumah sakit; ~ being told that she had failed to make the grade, Anis simply shrugged her shoulders, apabila diberitahu bahawa dia gagal mencapai tahap markah yg ditetapkan, Anis cuma mengangkat bahunya;

14. about, concerning, tentang, berkenaan (dgn); (preceded by adj), [not translated]; (used with words such as "congratulations", "condolence") kerana, atas; [before verb] kerana: a new book ~ Iqbal, buku baru tentang Iqbal; a lecture ~ the history of art, kuliah tentang sejarah seni lukis; to make enquiries ~ the feasibility of setting up a plant in the area, bertanya tentang kebolehlaksanaan mendirikan loji di kawasan itu; you must seek expert advice ~ this, saudari mestilah mendapatkan nasihat pakar tentang perkara ini; she did not comment ~ my choice of colour, dia tdk membuat sebarang komen tentang warna yg saya pilih; she's mad ~ tennis, dia gila bermain tenis; he's very keen ~ her, dia sangat meminati gadis itu; they agreed ~ those two points only, mereka bersetuju tentang dua perkara itu sahaja; he was congratulated ~ his perfomance, dia diberi ucapan tahniah kerana prestasinya; congratulations ~ winning the contest, tahniah kerana memenangi peraduan itu;

15. a. (specifying instrument etc used) dengan: an instrumental song played ~ the guitar, lagu instrumental yg dimainkan dengan gitar;

b. (specifying cause of injury) krn terkena: he cut himself ~ a piece of broken glass, dia luka krn terkena serpihan kaca;

c. (specifying form of power or fuel used) dgn menggunakan: a car that runs ~ solar power, kereta yg bergerak dgn menggunakan tenaga suria;

d. (specifying how st is stored) dalam: data stored ~ computers..., data yg disimpan dalam komputer;

e. (specifying medium through which st is heard, broadcast, produced, etc) di, melalui; (if medium is the television) di; (if medium is the stage) di (atas): it was announced ~ the radio that..., diumumkan melalui radio bahawa...; I just spoke to her ~ the telephone, saya baru saja bercakap dengannya melalui telefon; have you seen that man ~ television?, pernahkah kamu melihat lelaki itu di televisyen?; your costume will look splendid ~ stage, kostum saudari akan kelihatan sungguh cantik di pentas;

16. (indic manner) secara: he bought his car ~ credit, dia membeli keretanya secara kredit; they got married ~ the quiet, mereka berkahwin secara diam-diam; she gave him the money ~ the sly, dia memberi lelaki itu wang secara rahsia; the farm is not run ~ a commercial basis, ladang itu tdk diurus secara komersil;

17. supported by, mendapat; (so.) bergantung hidup pd; (money inherited, obtained from insurance, etc) dgn (menggunakan): I heard that her husband is ~ the dole, saya dengar suaminya mendapat dol; are you ~ scholarship?, kamu mendapat biasiswa?; many of the families in our neighbourhood are ~ welfare, banyak keluarga di kawasan kejiranan kita yg mendapat bantuan kebajikan masyarakat; since he lost his job, he has been living ~ his brother, sejak dia kehilangan kerja, dia bergantung hidup pd abangnya; she makes enough from her writing to live ~ it, dia mendapat wang yg cukup drpd penulisannya utk bergantung hidup; he went around the world ~ the money his late mother had left him, dia mengelilingi dunia dgn menggunakan wang yg diwariskan oleh arwah ibunya;

18. regularly taking, makan; (indic addiction) ketagihan: are you ~ the pill?, puan makan pil perancang keluarga?; he is ~ drugs, dia ketagihan dadah;

19. (indic state), [various translations]: the building is ~ fire, bangunan itu sedang terbakar; crime is ~ the increase, kejadian jenayah semakin bertambah; the goods ~ sale are well displayed, barang-barang yg dijual diperagakan dgn baik; he is out ~ parole, dia dibebaskan dgn parol; the country was ~ the brink of civil war, perang saudara hampir-hampir berlaku di negara itu; the kettle is ~ the boil, air dalam cerek sedang mendidih; he is already ~ the mend, dia beransur pulih;

20. (indic subsistence) dgn /memakan, meminum/ [as appropriate]: they live mostly ~ vegetables from their garden, mereka hidup dgn hanya memakan sayur-sayuran dr kebun mereka; you can't do a hard day's work ~ a cup of coffee and a slice of toast, kamu tdk akan dapat bekerja keras dgn hanya meminum secawan kopi dan memakan sekeping roti bakar;

21. based on, berdasarkan: each student will be judged ~ his or her performance, setiap penuntut akan diadili berdasarkan prestasi masing-masing;

22. (indic reason, ground, basis for st) dengan; (foll by noun in Malay sentence) atas; (used before the noun "condition") dengan: he did it ~ purpose, dia melakukannya dengan sengaja; he was arrested ~ a charge of manslaughter, dia ditangkap atas tuduhan membunuh; they are acting ~ legal advice, mereka bertindak atas nasihat guaman; he allowed his sister to live with him ~ condition she agreed to do the cooking, dia membenarkan adiknya tinggal bersamanya dgn syarat adiknya bersetuju utk memasak setiap hari; ~ principle, berdasarkan prinsipnya; be based ~ st, /berdasarkan, didasarkan pd/ sst: the novel is based ~ fact, novel itu didasarkan pd fakta;

23. (indic feeling that causes so. to behave in a certain manner) mengikut: I had bought it ~ impulse, and now regret it, saya membeli barang itu mengikut gerak hati dan sekarang saya menyesal; she frequently acted ~ a hunch, dia kerap bertindak mengikut rasa hati;

24. (indic membership) ahli, menganggotai: he has always been ~ the committee, selama ini dia memang ahli jawatankuasa itu or menganggotai jawatankuasa itu; ~ the staff, kakitangan; (when number of people is specified), (sbg) kakitangan, di + approp n: how many are there ~ the staff?, berapa ramai kakitangan yg ada?; we have seventeen research assistants ~ the staff, kami mempunyai tujuh belas pembantu penyelidik sbg kakitangan or kami mempunyai tujuh belas pembantu penyelidik di jabatan ini;

25. (colloq), (to say that so. is paying for st) akan membayar: the drinks are ~ me, saya akan membayar minuman saudara-saudara;

26. compared with, berbanding dgn: tonight's performance is an improvement ~ last night's, persembahan malam ini lebih baik berbanding dgn persembahan malam semalam; sales are up ~ last month's figures, jualan meningkat berbanding dgn jualan bulan lalu;

27. (indic imposition) terhadap, atas: a ten per cent tax ~ imported cameras, cukai sebanyak sepuluh peratus atas kamera yg diimport; to charge interest ~ the loan, mengenakan faedah atas pinjaman;

28. (to say who is affected by an action or for whom it is intended) terhadap: I'm well aware that the pressure ~ him to do well is enormous, saya memang sedar bahawa tekanan terhadapnya utk mencapai kejayaan sangatlah berat; it is difficult to believe that it had no effect ~ your company sales, sukar dipercayai bahawa perkara itu tdk mendatangkan sebarang kesan terhadap jualan syarikat saudara; such attacks ~ the government are uncalled for, serangan spt itu terhadap kerajaan sungguh-sungguh tdk patut;

29. directed towards, tertumpu pd: all eyes were ~ the famous film star, semua mata tertumpu pd bintang filem itu; your mind is not ~ your work, fikiran kamu tdk tertumpu pd kerja; 30. (indic focus or purpose of an action), [various translations]: let's concentrate ~ building our corporate image, mari kita tumpukan tenaga utk membina imej korporat kita; the emphasis is ~ productivity, tekanan diberikan pd daya pengeluaran; he spends a lot of money ~ his dogs, dia membelanjakan wang yg banyak utk memelihara anjing-anjingnya; don't waste your time ~ that man, jangan buang masamu melayan kehendak lelaki itu;