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Note:  Much of the time you do NOT need to use this sign.  For example, to sign "The party will be on Tuesday" you would sign PARTY with your brows up, and then "TUESDAY" with an affirming nod.  Thus, in ASL, you would not need to use the sign "ON."

The general sign for on:


I don't use the "ON" sign much with adults, but I do use it from time to time with children who need to get their "shoes on." (Or otherwise get dressed for school.)  Any time you are considering using the sign "ON," you ought to ask yourself, "Is there a more appropriate way to demonstrate this concept?" 

Take a look at some of the other ways this can be signed...

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ON:  "flipping a switch" -- as in "turn on the light"

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ON:  "turning a knob" -- as in "turn on the TV," or turn on anything that turns on with a knob.  For example, this might be used in a sentence having to do with turning on a microwave that uses a "timer dial."

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"ON" as in "lights on."

Note:  You can reverse this sign to mean "lights off."

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