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Phrasal Verb: Be on

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Be on - Be functioning (of machines)
Example:
The computer IS ON.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Be on - Take place
Example:
The show IS ON for the next three months.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Be on - Take medication or drugs, especially when they affect the person badly
Example:
He IS ON anti-depressants and has become very difficult to please.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 23 phrasal verbs with 'BE'

- Be after
- Be along
- Be away
- Be cut out for
- Be cut up
- Be down
- Be down with
- Be fed up
- Be in
- Be in on
- Be not on
- Be off
- Be on
- Be on about
- Be onto
- Be out
- Be out of
- Be out to
- Be snowed under
- Be taken aback
- Be taken with
- Be up
- Be up to

 
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