online A2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈɔnlaɪn/ UK /ˈɒnlaɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #2708 Meanings 1 adj Connected to the Internet. I'll be online tonight, so I can reply to your email. 2 adj Available or done through the Internet. She bought the tickets from an online shop. 3 adv While connected to the Internet. He works online from home most days. 4 adj Of a machine or system, switched on and running. The new power plant is finally online. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · connected to the internet. on-line ↔ Opposites hardcopyoffline Word family Derived forms onlinenessonliner Common collocations online store Adjective + noun online course Adjective + noun online search Adjective + noun online security Adjective + noun Etymology AI details 1950, from on + line. Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # online **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɔnlaɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒnlaɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 2708 ## Meanings 1. Connected to the Internet. 2. Available or done through the Internet. 3. While connected to the Internet. 4. Of a machine or system, switched on and running. ## Examples - I'll be online tonight, so I can reply to your email. - She bought the tickets from an online shop. - He works online from home most days. - The new power plant is finally online. ## Antonyms - hardcopy - offline ## Derived Forms - onlineness - onliner ## Etymology 1950, from on + line. ## AI Etymology Online is recorded from 1950, from on + line. Modern senses include connected to the Internet and available or done through the Internet. The wider word family includes derivatives such as onlineness and onliner. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown