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on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
fault
Noun
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If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.
It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.
I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.
It's clear that both sides are at fault.
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A fault is a problem or a mistake.
We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.
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A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.
The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.
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A fault is a long crack in the earth.
The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.
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In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.
fault
Verb
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If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right.
You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.