Definitions

on-line

ADJECTIVE

connected to the internet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

networked wired

WEAK

accessible accessible by computer connected electronically connected hooked up installed linked on stream on the Internet operative plugged in ready for use

Example Sentences

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“When I heard the explosions, I grabbed my rosary and began to pray,” said Carolina Méndez, 50, who was among the few who ventured out Saturday, seeking medicines at a pharmacy, though no personnel had arrived to attend to clients waiting on line.

From Los Angeles Times

We are the wealthiest and most glamorous, we are living the best lives, Amal Clooney’s on line one, the pope’s on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal

AGI, which is on Line 11 of the 1040 form, is typically much larger than taxable income and serves as a key threshold for a host of phase-ins, phaseouts and other provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last season, there were only two VAR interventions on line of vision, and they both resulted in disallowed goals being awarded: Bernardo Silva for Manchester City at Wolves and Jamie Vardy for Leicester at Fulham.

From BBC

It was efficient, one had to admit, but lacked the sense of adventure and cardiovascular exercise that dashing to get a good spot on line had always provided.

From Literature