Online: meaning, definitions and examples

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online

 

[ หˆษ’n.laษชn ]

Adjective / Adverb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

shopping

Connected to the internet or available through the internet.

Synonyms

digital, internet-based, web-based

Examples of usage

  • You can find great deals on online shopping websites like Amazon and eBay.
  • I prefer to do my banking online for convenience and efficiency.
Context #2 | Adverb

communication

While connected to a computer or the internet.

Synonyms

digitally, remotely, virtually

Examples of usage

  • I can help you with your computer problems online.
  • We can chat online later this evening.

Translations

Translations of the word "online" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น online

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‘เคจเคฒเคพเค‡เคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช online

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ daring

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพะฝะปะฐะนะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ online

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท en ligne

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ en lรญnea

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงevrimiรงi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜จ๋ผ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฅู†ุชุฑู†ุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ online

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ online

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅœจ็บฟ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ na spletu

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รก netinu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพะฝะปะฐะนะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒœแƒšแƒแƒ˜แƒœ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ onlayn

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ en lรญnea

Etymology

The term 'online' originated in the 1950s and initially referred to the state of being connected to a network or computer. It gained popularity in the 1990s with the rise of the internet and has since become a common term in everyday language, especially in the context of technology and communication.

See also: delineate, line, lineage, lineal, linear, lineated, lined, linen, lines, lineup, lining, outline, rectilinear, underline, underlining.