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on the road

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɑn ðə ˈroʊd/ · UK /ɒn ðə ˈrəʊd/

on the road means: Travelling from place to place, usually away from home for work or performances.

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TRAVELLINGB1

Travelling from place to place, usually away from home for work or performances.

  • The band is on the road again.
  • She spent three weeks on the road visiting customers.
  • Do you miss your family when you are on the road?

Similar words: travelling, on tour

Common phrases: be on the road, life on the road

ON ROAD SURFACEA1

Located or moving on the surface of a road.

  • There is ice on the road.
  • We saw a fallen tree on the road.
  • Please watch for bicycles on the road.

Common phrases: cars on the road, ice on the road

AWAY MATCHB2

Playing a match at another team’s ground rather than your own.

  • Our team won on the road.
  • They play better at home than on the road.
  • We lost three games on the road last month.

Similar words: away

Opposites: at home

Common phrases: win on the road, play on the road

TOTAL VEHICLE COSTB2

Including the costs needed to legally drive a newly bought vehicle, such as tax and registration.

  • This car costs twenty thousand pounds on the road.
  • The dealer quoted a price of thirty thousand pounds on the road.
  • How much is the new model on the road?

Common phrases: price on the road, cost on the road

OUT OF PRISONC2

Free and outside prison.

  • He is back on the road.
  • After five years in prison, she was on the road again.
  • He hoped to be on the road before his next birthday.

Similar words: free, at liberty

Opposites: in prison

Common phrases: back on the road, be on the road

Questions about on the road

What does on the road mean?

Travelling from place to place, usually away from home for work or performances.

What is on the road in other languages?

Türkçe: yollarda · Español: de viaje · Français: en déplacement · Deutsch: unterwegs · Italiano: in viaggio · 日本語: 旅に出て

How do you pronounce on the road?

In American English /ɑn ðə ˈroʊd/; in British English /ɒn ðə ˈrəʊd/.

How do you use on the road in a sentence?

The band is on the road again. She spent three weeks on the road visiting customers.

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