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Definition of online adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

online

adjective
 
/ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
 
/ˌɑːnˈlaɪn/
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  1. (of an activity or service) available on or done using the internet or other computer network
    • Online shopping is both cheap and convenient.
    • online stores/services/retailers
    • online dating/gaming/banking
    • He spends hours playing online games.
    • The online community is a place where customers with similar interests meet to interact.
    • All this information is now online.
    opposite offline
    Extra Examples
    • This article has an online supplement, which is accessible from the table of contents.
    • Online auctions at places like eBay are offering amazing discounts.
    • an interactive online careers service
    • This site offers free online advertising.
    • online social networking
    Topics Phones, email and the interneta1, Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOnline is used with these nouns:
    • ad
    • advertisement
    • alias
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  2. (of a person) connected to the internet; able to connect to the internet
    • You can see which of your friends are online and send them messages.
    • It's estimated that five billion users are now online.
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