Shopping / A2

on-LYN/ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

Online means connected to the internet: shop online, an online course, available online. Offline is the opposite. On the internet is a longer phrase with the same idea. Online can be an adjective or adverb: online banking, bank online. Do not write “in internet” or “on online” — go online / be online.

Meaning

Connected to the internet.

Examples

• “She takes an online course in the evening.”
• “You can pay your bill online.”
• “They met in an online study group.”

Good to know

shop / study / go online. Opposite: offline. Not “in internet” or “on online.”

Topics

New