onside

«onside» in Mova's school dictionary: in a position where you are allowed to play the ball; it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (onside); adverb (onside)

meaning for a pupil

1) In football, rugby and hockey, onside means in a position where you are allowed to play the ball; it is the opposite of offside. tree →

2) (informal, UK) To get someone onside is to get them to agree with you and support you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport lessons; in everyday and news talk about winning people's support.

examples

• The striker was onside when she scored. tree →
• The referee checked and said he was onside. tree →
• Stay onside until the ball is passed. tree →
• We need to get Mum onside before we ask Dad for a puppy. tree →
• The coach got the parents onside. tree →
• The goal counted because the winger was onside. tree →

note

Opposite: offside. Also written «on side» in the second meaning.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «onside» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.