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On

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:04 am
by rennes
"Lights winked on in the building behind the chestnut tree."
I don't know meaning of "on" in this sentence.
Thank.

Re: On

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:10 am
by EnglishFix
"winked on" is an expression that means "turned on"

The lights turned on in the building behind the chestnut tree.