online in English: Connected to the internet, or done using the internet. (adjective)

Translation

Connected to the internet, or done using the internet.

Word origin

Formed in English from on and line, first used of machines connected directly to a working system.

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Here "online" means using the internet.

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Online games are played over the internet.

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Here "online" means connected to the internet right now.

internet

The system that joins computers all over the world so that people can share information.

computer

A machine with a screen that stores information and lets you write, play, and go online.

phone

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

game

A game is something you play for fun, often with rules and a winner.

screen

The flat surface on a television, a phone or a computer where you see pictures and words.

web

The thin net a spider makes to catch insects; also the web, short for the pages of the internet.

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