What is the English meaning of the French word 'on'?

Answer 1

on belongs in the third person singular form along side he and she. It truly means one: Not the number 1, but as in On chante (One sings).

Additional Information:

When I first lived in France in the nineties, I was surprised at the interchangeable use of the pronouns: nous, we, on, one

examples:

On y va (Let's go) Nous y allons.

On arrive.... We are coming...more precisely One comes.

The majority of English speakers don't often use the (strictly correct) word, one In this way. They would be much more likely to use one of the following: we, you, they, or people.

"on" means "we".

We go to the beach = On va à la plage

Answer 2

The English equivalent of the French word 'on' is 'we' or 'one' depending on the context in which it is used.