Particle guide

Phrasal verbs with on

The particle on starts from one core idea — contact and continuation. Sink In groups its verbs by the recurring ways that idea plays out, so verbs that look unrelated line up into patterns.

108 phrasal verbs · 17 meaning groups

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Surface

Something touches, grips, or sticks to a surface.

Support

One thing supports another. A plan may need people, facts, money, or past success.

Attention

Eyes or thoughts reach one point and stay there.

Decision

After considering the options, the mind makes one choice.

Insisting

A person holds firmly to a demand, rule, or status and refuses to change.

Target

An action is directed onto a person, thing or weakness as its target.

Continuation

An action, event, state, or path continues or moves to a later point.

Starting

A device starts working, a session or event begins, or a condition starts to develop.

Realisation

An idea reaches the mind and becomes clear.

Chance Discovery

A person finds someone or something by chance.

Opportunity

A chance is available. A person may use it quickly or fail to notice it.

Disclosure

Hidden information becomes known.

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Sink In particle on shown through its meaning patterns