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Coming; approaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Don't panic! Reinforcements are on the way.
- Spring is on the way.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Heading to a certain place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We are on our way to the train station.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
On the direct route that one intends to travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I can drop you at the station, as it is on my way home.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
On one's way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
While travelling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
on a route to some place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- help is on the way
- we saw him on the way to California
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: en route
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
op pad
— coming
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Afrikaans:
onderweg
— coming
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Arabic:
فِي الطَّرِيق
(fī ṭ-ṭarīq)
— coming
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Chinese Mandarin:
在路上
(zài lùshàng)
— coming
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Chinese Mandarin:
途中
(túzhōng)
— coming
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Danish:
på vej
— coming
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Dutch:
onderweg
— coming
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Esperanto:
venonta
— coming
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Finnish:
tulossa
— coming
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Finnish:
tiedossa
— coming
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French:
en route
— coming
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Georgian:
ჩამოსვლა
(čamosvla)
— coming
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German:
unterwegs
— coming
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German:
auf dem Weg
— coming
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Hebrew:
בדרך
— coming
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Hungarian:
úton
— coming
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Indonesian:
sedang di jalan
— coming
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Italian:
in arrivo
— coming
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Japanese:
途中で
(tochū de)
— coming
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Korean:
도중에
(dojung'e)
— coming
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Macedonian:
на пат
(na pat)
— coming
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Persian:
در راه
(dar râh)
— coming
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Polish:
w drodze
— coming
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Portuguese:
a caminho
— coming
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Russian:
в пути́
(v putí)
— coming
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Russian:
на пути́
(na putí)
— coming
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Russian:
в доро́ге
(v doróge)
— coming
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Serbo-Croatian:
на путу
— coming
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Serbo-Croatian:
na putu
— coming
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Spanish:
en ruta
— coming
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Spanish:
en camino
— coming
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Spanish:
en rumbo
— coming
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Spanish:
en el camino
— coming
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Swedish:
på väg
— coming
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Tamil:
வழியில்
(vaḻiyil)
— coming
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Spanish:
camino
— heading to a certain place
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Spanish:
de camino
— heading to a certain place
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Spanish:
rumbo
— heading to a certain place
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Spanish:
en camino
— heading to a certain place
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Spanish:
en rumbo
— heading to a certain place
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Swedish:
på väg
— heading to a certain place
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Dutch:
op zijn weg
— on the direct route
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Hungarian:
útba esik
— on the direct route
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Italian:
sulla strada per
— on the direct route
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Polish:
po drodze
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
rumbo
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
de paso
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
en camino
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
en el camino
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
de camino
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
en ruta
— on the direct route
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Spanish:
en rumbo
— on the direct route
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Swedish:
på vägen
— on the direct route
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Tamil:
வழியில்
(vaḻiyil)
— on the direct route
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Afrikaans:
op pad
— while travelling
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Catalan:
de camí
— while travelling
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Dutch:
onderweg
— while travelling
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Esperanto:
survoje
— while travelling
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Finnish:
matkalla
— while travelling
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French:
en chemin
— while travelling
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French:
chemin faisant
— while travelling
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French:
en cours de route
— while travelling
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German:
unterwegs
— while travelling
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Hungarian:
útközben
— while travelling
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Italian:
strada facendo
— while travelling
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Latin:
obiter
— while travelling
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Macedonian:
по пат
(po pat)
— while travelling
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Polish:
po drodze
— while travelling
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Spanish:
en el camino
— while travelling
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Swedish:
under resans gång
— while travelling
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Swedish:
på vägen
— while travelling
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Tamil:
வழியில்
(vaḻiyil)
— while travelling
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Urdu:
راستے میں
(rāste ma͠i)
— while travelling