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be on

be on verb: to be ranked at (something), based on polling.

Verb

be on (third-person singular simple present is on, present participle being on, simple past was on, past participle been on)

  1. (UK, literally, transitive) To be ranked at (something), based on polling.
    • The Tories are on twenty-five percent in that constituency.
  2. (intransitive, literally) To be performative or funny in a wearying manner.
    • You don't have to be on all the time.
  3. (literally, transitive) To be responsible for (something).
    • That task is on you.
  4. (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To be up to; to be engaged in or scheduled to do imminently.
    • What are you on today?

be on meaning in Bengali

be on in Bengali

to be on, to run
চলা cola

Forms of be on

third-person singular presentis on
present participlebeing on
pastwas on
past participlebeen on

Questions about be on

What does be on mean?
Be on means to be ranked at (something), based on polling.
What is be on in Bengali?
Be on in Bengali is চলা (cola). See Be on meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is be on?
Be on is a verb.
What is the past tense of be on?
The past tense of be on is was on.

Words near be on in the dictionary

  1. be no exception
  2. be no match for
  3. be no stranger to
  4. be not to know
  5. be off with you
  6. be on
  7. be on at
  8. be on days
  9. be on nights
  10. be on one
  11. be on one's beanwater

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Adapted from Wiktionary: be on (page history and authors); চলা (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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