Definition
Definition of onside - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
sports ruleTECH. in a position not offside in sportsTECH.
- The player was onside when he received the ball..
2.
gamesTECH. UK favorably located for a finesse in bridgeTECH. UK
- The card was onside for the finesse.
Expressions with onside
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act within rules or avoid breaking rules
Try to stay onside with your teacher.
convince someone to support a plan or idea
We need to bring the board onside for this project.
maintain a favorable position with someone
She worked hard to keep onside with her boss.
Origin of onside
English, on (in position) + side (team/flank)
Examples of onside in a sentence
She stayed onside throughout the game. The ace was onside, allowing a successful play. Luckily, the queen was onside for the strategy.
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- French:en jeu, bien placé, ...
- German:nicht im Abseits, günstig gelegen, ...
- Italian:in posizione regolare, favorevole, ...
- Spanish:habilitado, bien posicionado, ...
- Portuguese:em posição legal, bem posicionado, ...
- Chinese:不越位的, 有利位置的, ...
- Japanese:オンサイド, 有利な位置に, ...
- Arabic:غير متسلل, ملائم, ...
- Hebrew:לֹא נִבְדָּל, בְּמָקוֹם הַנָּכוֹן, ...
- Russian:в правильном положении, в нужной позиции, ...
- Ukrainian:не в офсайді, вдалий, ...
- Hindi:ऑनसाइड, अनुकूल, ...
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