BE ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does be on mean? 

• BE ON (verb)
  The verb BE ON has 1 sense:

1. appear in a show, on T.V. or radio

  Familiarity information: BE ON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BE ON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

be on; get on

Context example:

The news won't be on tonight

Hypernyms (to "be on" is one way to...):

air (be broadcast)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

The one day that Mars might pose a challenge will be on November 5 when Mars will be in hard angle to Pluto.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I may be on the trail in this matter, or I may be following a will-o’-the-wisp, but I shall soon know which it is.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“We should be on the rocks first.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

My blood will be on your head, sir—it will, indeed—if you drive me to despair.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He should be on the outside.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

They may be on paper or electronic.

(Personal Health Records, NIH)

The swelling can be on one or both sides of the face.

(Mumps, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The hormone receptor may be on the surface of the cell or inside the cell.

(Hormone receptor, NCI Dictionary)

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) I feel restless as if I have to be on the move.

(HADS - I Feel Restless as if I Have to be on the Move, NCI Thesaurus)

But he has already recovered his spirits, and is reported to be on the point of marrying a lively pretty Frenchwoman, Madame Tavernier.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)