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preposition
1 there was a book on the table:
supported by, resting on, in contact with.
▷antonyms underneath, on the underside of.
2 she put the book on the table:
on to.
▷antonyms off.
adjective
the light was still on:
functioning, in operation, working, in use, operating.
▷antonyms off.
adverb
she droned on:
interminably, at length, for a long time, continuously, endlessly, ceaselessly, without a pause/break.
□ on and off
she had been working on that painting, on and off, for a long time:
periodically, at intervals, off and on, (every) once in a while, every so often, (every) now and then/again, from time to time, occasionally, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, at times, sometimes, sporadically, spasmodically, erratically, irregularly, intermittently, in/by fits and starts, fitfully, discontinuously, piecemeal;
interruptedly.
▷antonyms regularly.
□ on and on
we blabbered on and on:
for a long time, for ages, for hours, at (great) length, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continuously, continually, endlessly, unendingly, eternally, forever;
interminably, unremittingly, relentlessly, indefatigably, without let-up, without a pause/break, without cease.
on Oxford Dictionary of English