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In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

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Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.

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Fitted; covering or being worn.

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(postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.

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(chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.

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(often negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.

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(e.g. of points in a game) Available; remaining.

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(baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.

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(cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

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(snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.

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(acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.

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(informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.

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(euphemistic) Menstruating.

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To an operating state.

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So as to cover or be fitted.

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Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.

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In continuation, at length.

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(obsolete in the US) Later.

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Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.

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(snooker) Of a ball, into a pottable position.

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Indicating position or location.

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Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.

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Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.

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Supported by (the specified part of itself).

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(UK) At (a certain value or level).

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At (a certain position within a sequence).

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At or during the date or day of.

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(UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).

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At (an instant or cusp).

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Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.

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Indicating a means or medium.

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Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.

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(informal) In the possession of.

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Because of; due to; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).

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(also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).

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(also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.

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Paid for by.

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Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

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(especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.

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Indicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.

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Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).

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Regularly taking (a drug).

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Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).

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In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

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Indicating dependence or reliance.

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Serving as a member of.

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By virtue of; with the pledge of.

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To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

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(especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.

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(philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true.

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(snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).

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(mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.

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(mathematics) Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.

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(mathematics) Generated by.

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(mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.

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(obsolete or dialect, regional) Of.

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(obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.

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(Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Nigeria, transitive, colloquial) To switch on.

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(UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.

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In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.