verb + on

To be next to or touching something at a boundary, used of land or buildings.

To take action based on information, advice, or instructions received.

To include an extra feature, charge, or element to something that already exists.

Of a building or property: to have its back (rear) facing or adjacent to something.

To abandon a person, plan, or commitment, often suddenly and without adequate notice.

(British, vulgar slang) To continue doing something with determination or persistence, often despite difficulties.

To talk at length about something in a tedious or repetitive way; also used informally to mean exactly correct.

To rely confidently on something happening or someone doing something.

To expect or plan for something as part of one's calculations.

To use something as the foundation, source, or model for something else.

To be happening, functioning, available, scheduled, or (of a person) behaving unusually.

To repeatedly pester or nag someone about something.

British slang: to be in a highly energised, excited, or intoxicated state, often at a party or after taking drugs.

To have discovered something important, to suspect someone, or to be in contact with someone.

To be relevant to or have an effect on something; to apply pressure to something.

To subject someone to extremely hard and exhausting physical training or exercise, often as discipline. (British military slang)

To hit someone or something repeatedly; to bully or target someone physically.

To suddenly be unable to remember or think of something specific.

Of a fire or strong emotion: to continue burning or shining intensely; to persist with great energy.

An emphatic or playful extension of 'boogie down', meaning to dance freely or head somewhere with enthusiasm.

To reserve a place on a flight, cruise, tour, course, or other scheduled service.

To be very close to a particular quality, state, or extreme, without quite reaching it.

To be based or founded on something; to have something as the fundamental premise or foundation.

Informal or slang phrase meaning to dance provocatively on someone, or in some dialects, to act quickly on something.

To talk proudly and enthusiastically about someone or something, often excessively.

To use something as a foundation or starting point for further development or achievement.

To encounter or come across something by chance (rare variant of 'bump into' or 'come upon').

(US informal/slang) To tease, mock, or make fun of someone.

British informal: to continue talking or doing something, often in a foolish or annoying way.

To ask or invite someone to do something, or to pay a visit to someone.

To place an upper limit or ceiling on something, such as spending, prices, or salaries.

To continue doing something despite difficulties; to behave in an excited or disruptive way; or to have a romantic or sexual affair.

To understand something, or to become widely popular.

To find or meet something or someone by accident.

To be unfaithful to a romantic partner, or to use dishonest methods during a test or exam.

To look at or visit someone or something briefly to see if everything is okay.

To encourage and support someone actively, especially during a competition or challenge.

To bite and work food or an object repeatedly with the teeth, or to think carefully about a problem or idea.

To put or fasten something onto something else quickly and decisively.

To hold onto something or someone tightly, especially because of fear, difficulty, or desperation; to maintain a position with difficulty.

To record the start of your working shift; a British variant of 'clock in.'

To hit someone on a specific part of the body, usually forcefully.

To publicly mock, ridicule, or humiliate a specific person, especially on social media (internet slang).

A rare dialectal British expression meaning to continue or carry on with something.

Irish English informal: to become sensible, mature, or aware; to start behaving responsibly.

To gradually realise or understand something.

To gradually realise or understand a specific thing.

To trust that someone or something will help or behave in an expected way.

To continue with a task energetically and without delay.

To talk at length in a way that is boring, annoying, or perceived as worthless; also to speak disparagingly about someone or something.

To advance or progress slowly and almost imperceptibly; used of time, age, or a gradual process.

To have a strong, romantic infatuation with someone, usually without the feeling being mutual.

To seek emotional comfort or support from someone by sharing one's problems or grief with them.

A regional American expression meaning to turn on or activate a device or light.

To continue moving quickly forward, or to apply something rapidly to a surface.

To slowly become clear or understood; used when someone gradually realises something they had not noticed before.

To make a choice or reach a final decision about something.

To arrive somewhere suddenly and in large numbers, often in an overwhelming or unwelcome way.

To stop working or functioning, leaving someone in a difficult situation; or to die while in the company of someone.

To like or be attracted to someone or something (dated American slang).

To report someone to an authority figure for misbehaviour; to inform on someone. (Australian/NZ English)

To continue for much longer than expected or desired, in a tedious way.

To talk or speak for a long time in a boring and monotonous way.

To treat someone badly by criticizing them harshly or by unloading your problems and emotional burdens on them unfairly.

To publicly humiliate, defeat decisively, or make fun of someone, especially in a clever or dramatic way; derived from basketball dunking.

To encourage someone to do something risky, foolish, or unwise, often through taunting or peer pressure.

To land on something, to attack eagerly, or to be someone's responsibility.

To expect or plan for something; to count on something happening.

To direct attention, gaze, or a decision firmly toward something or someone; or to attach something to a surface.

To come after something in sequence or to arrive later, continuing from where something left off.

To become stuck to a surface because of freezing cold temperatures.

For a building or structure to face towards or directly onto a street, area, or feature.

To regard a behaviour, action, or practice with disapproval; to consider something socially or morally unacceptable.

To gradually reduce the distance between yourself and someone or something ahead of you; to make progress relative to a competitor.

To board a vehicle, make progress, or have a good relationship with someone.

To attach oneself to someone or something in a clingy or opportunistic way.

A dialectal or regional variant of 'glom on,' meaning to grab onto something or someone, or to attach oneself persistently.

To enthusiastically and suddenly hug or tackle someone in an overwhelming, affectionate way.

To continue, to happen, to speak further, or to urge someone to do something.

To continue moving past something or someone without stopping.

To tease or make fun of someone in a playful way.

To inform on someone to an authority, especially the police, in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

To enjoy something intensely, especially music or a feeling; to be enthusiastically absorbed in something.

To become more pleasing or appealing to someone over time, especially something that was not liked at first.

To give something to the next person in a series, or to pass knowledge, tradition, or objects to others.

To wait; to hold onto something; or to persist through difficulty.

To find or encounter something or someone by pure chance.

To talk repeatedly and tediously about the same thing, especially a complaint or criticism.

To direct strong dislike, criticism, or negativity toward a person or thing, often publicly.

To be wearing something; to have plans or commitments; or to trick or tease someone.

To give or apply a large, often excessive amount of something to someone.

To depend entirely on one key factor or condition for an outcome.

To wait, or to grip something firmly in order not to fall or let go.

To quickly board or mount a vehicle, bicycle, or other conveyance.

To go casually and without fuss to a nearby place, often used as a cheerful invitation.

To continue crying, wailing, or making loud anguished sounds for an extended period.

To leave a lasting mark, impression, or influence on something or someone; also used in biology to describe instinctive bonding.

To produce a better result, version, or performance than something or someone that already exists.

To secretly give information about someone's illegal or improper activities to an authority figure.

Chiefly British slang for telling someone to go away, or literally to continue jogging.

To leap onto something; to quickly take advantage of something; or to suddenly criticize someone.

To continue doing something, often despite difficulty or opposition.

To focus on or target a particular person, thing, or aspect, especially in sports or strategy.

To continue progressing or to advance to a higher level after an initial success; also, for a machine or system to switch on automatically.

In Scottish and Northern Irish English, to pretend, or to try to make someone believe something that is not true.

(Informal/slang) To have an unusual or specific attraction, fetish, or obsessive interest in something or someone.

To arrive at, settle on, or find something; also, to criticise or punish someone.

To allow a device, light, or appliance to remain in its active or switched-on state.

To reveal or admit something that you have been keeping secret, often unintentionally.

To discover or come across something by chance; to settle or land on something.

To continue for longer than expected, especially in a slow or reluctant way; to persist in the mind or in life.

To connect to and start using a computer system, network, or website.

To watch something happen without taking part in it.

To consider or regard someone or something in a particular way or role.

To shower someone with affection, hugs, and physical expressions of love.

Slang: to flirt with someone confidently and skillfully, using charm and smooth talk to attract them romantically or sexually.

To continue advancing steadily and unstoppably; or to walk in a march toward a destination in protest or military formation.

(Informal/figurative) To spend time thinking slowly and deeply about an idea, problem, or experience, allowing understanding to develop grad

To repeatedly mock, tease, or target someone by creating or sharing memes about them on the internet.

To continue to the next stage, topic, or phase; or to leave behind a situation, relationship, or period of life and begin something new.

To continue in a confused or disorganised way, making progress without any real plan.

To gain weight or muscle, especially in a noticeable or rapid way.

To become less interesting, enjoyable, or appealing to someone over time.

To continue partying or celebrating, or to encourage others to keep the festive spirit going.

To transmit something to another person, to decline an offer, or (as a euphemism) to die.

To repeatedly treat someone in an unkind or unfair way; to bully or persistently target someone.

To treat someone or something with total contempt or disregard.

To choose or decide on something, often somewhat arbitrarily or suddenly.

To intend to do something, or to expect that something will happen.

To continue playing, or to exploit someone's emotions, fears, or weaknesses.

To continue doing something difficult, tedious, or exhausting without stopping.

To continue doing something difficult or tedious with determination

To quickly put on clothing or to switch on a device.

To move a plant from a smaller pot into a larger one so it has more room to grow.

To turn on an electronic device by supplying it with power.

To continue doing something, or to continue moving forward, despite difficulties or tiredness.

To hunt and eat another animal, or to exploit and take advantage of vulnerable people.

To dress oneself by pulling a garment on, or to pull at something repeatedly.

To continue moving forward or making progress, especially despite difficulty or tiredness.

To place clothing or an accessory on your body; to activate a device; to perform or stage something; to pretend or feign.

To talk at length in a tedious, rambling, or trivial way, often without getting to the point.

To tease, mock, or criticize someone repeatedly in a playful or nagging way.

To secretly inform on someone to an authority, especially betraying a friend or associate.

To talk continuously for a long time, often in an irritating or tiresome way.

To expect or plan for something to happen; to depend on something as part of your calculations.

To continue riding, or for an outcome to depend critically on something.

To mock, tease, or criticise someone in an ongoing or repeated way, often in a joking but sometimes hurtful manner.

To encourage someone loudly and enthusiastically, especially a crowd cheering for a team or performer.

An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, or to continue doing something with energy.

To continue moving or passing, or used as an exclamation wishing a future time would arrive sooner.

To officially schedule or assign someone to a duty roster or work schedule.

To turn suddenly and attack or criticise someone sharply, often unexpectedly.

To continue for longer than expected, to talk for too long, or to operate using a particular fuel or power source

To accidentally cause harm or disadvantage to oneself by one's own actions, as in scoring an own goal.

To forward something (mail, luggage, information) to someone at a new address or later destination.

To attack someone suddenly, or to cause an animal or person to attack someone.

To make a final decision or choice after considering various options.

To accept responsibility for a task or role, or to compete against an opponent.

To put on a piece of clothing or accessory to see if it fits or looks good.

To activate a device or supply, or to cause excitement or attraction in someone.

To spend time and effort developing, improving, or completing something.