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# onside

adjective (onside); adverb (onside)

«onside» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#m1)
2. (informal, UK) To get someone onside is to get them to agree with you and support you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x1)
- The referee checked and said he was onside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x2)
- Stay onside until the ball is passed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x3)
- We need to get Mum onside before we ask Dad for a puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x4)
- The coach got the parents onside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x5)
- The goal counted because the winger was onside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «onside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onside/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«onside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/onside.html) on Mova free.