Definition of onto in English:

onto

prepositionˈɒntuːˈɑnˌtu

1
variant form of on to
Example sentencesExamples
- I decide I'll let her win and she pushes my shoulders flat onto the bed, throwing the covers back.
- I took a sip of wine, and gently placed the glass back down onto the table.
- Harry snuck in quietly and jumped onto my lap without my really noticing.
- And you can type little messages onto it, and it will even guess what word you're typing!
- He was then pushed over the wall onto the south bank of the River Cherwell, where he lost consciousness.
- Little did I know, as I struggled onto a hugely packed tube, that the city was in total gridlock.
- And he arrived to find water leaking through the roof onto all the computers in the server room.
- Then this ginger and white coloured rat came out of the bag and went walkabout around the seat and up onto the girl's lap.
- How the woman who served me managed to sneak onto the staff, then, I don't know.
- They tell me we were happy, holding each other onto the sledge as it hurtled down into the fog and white voided fields.
- Harry and Dolly were waiting impatiently for me, wanting to go out onto the catio to catch the last of the evening.
- They can pull you out of the crowd, up onto the stage and dance with you.
- However, they do share a similar outlook on who they take onto their books.
- However, once the business meeting has finished I will have to venture out onto the mean streets.
- Any man who'd have his mum's initials tattooed onto his back has something very special indeed.
- I hoped I wouldn't disgrace myself by screaming too loudly if it decided to run onto my arm instead.
- After all you can't commit street crime if you're not allowed onto the street.
- People spilled out onto the pavement, sitting in doorways with their drinks.
- Next thing I know a cat turns up near our table then another and the first jumps up onto the table and gives my friend a hard stare.
- I'm loading a pallet onto the shrink-wrapping machine and the radio news catches my ear.
2Mathematics
Expressing the relationship of a set to its image under a mapping when every element of the image set has an inverse image in the first set.
〔数〕映射到的
as modifier an onto mapping

Usage

The preposition onto written as one word (instead of on to) is recorded from the early 18th century and has been widely used ever since, but is still not wholly accepted as part of standard British English (unlike into, for example). Many style guides still advise writing it as two words, and that is the practice followed in this dictionary. However, onto is more or less the standard form in US English and in the specialized mathematics sense. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain a distinction between the preposition onto or on to and the use of the adverb on followed by the preposition to: she climbed on to (or onto) the roof but let's go on to (not onto) the next point

Definition of onto in US English:

onto

prepositionˈänˌto͞oˈɑnˌtu

1Moving to a location on the surface of.
they went up onto the ridge
Example sentencesExamples
- He walks out onto the field now confident in what we are going to do and how he is going to do it.
- Stepping back from the car into the middle of the road was like stepping onto the surface of the moon.
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and push it into a flat round or oval about 2.5cm thick.
- Jared jumped onto the bed next to him and gave him a hug as soon as he stepped into the room.
- Using a fine nozzle, the design is extruded onto the surface in a manner a bit like icing a cake.
- The female releases her eggs onto the surface of the gravel, where they are fertilised by the males.
- Moving carefully about he climbed up onto the bed and softly nudged his nose under my arm.
- Try as he did, the Dane could not manage to get the ball far enough onto the putting surface to stop it rolling back to his feet.
- Most of my hair was up but some loose ends fell into my face and down onto my shoulders.
- I caught him in my trap and the towel and the fly fell onto the surface of the table.
- The mercury was applied by vigorously brushing it onto the surface of the metal.
- Finally, the mixture is poured onto a surface and allowed to cool and set before being cut into small pieces.
- As the crew jogged down the ramp and onto the surface, the first thing that struck them was the mansion.
- Shadows from a point source appear parallel when projected onto a flat surface.
- Hide the bottom edge of a mirror with gravel to help prevent mud splashing onto the surface.
- At the top of a hill the dirt path is blocked by oil drums and it empties onto blacktop.
- Moving up onto the main banks we found ourselves amongst the main fleet of boats.
- The fork is held in the left hand and used to push food onto a spoon held in the right hand.
- How many times a day do you step up onto a curb, trot up a flight of stairs or hike up a hill?
- It dropped only a yard ahead of him onto the putting surface and he dropped another shot.
2Moving aboard (a public conveyance) with the intention of traveling in it.
we got onto the train
Example sentencesExamples
- Neil would've gotten her changing onto a Thameslink train and ending up at Farringdon.
- Well, I admire anyone who managed to make it onto public transport or back into the centre.
- And then the rich will continue to drive while the poor are herded onto public transport.
- We stumble drunk onto a train, and I snore and dribble on your more-than-ample chest.
- We were turfed off at Shenfield and crammed onto another train on its way in from London.
- It is thought plain clothes officers chased the man from the street onto a Northern Line train.
- The usual morning squash onto the train and I'm two rows in from the doors as they shut.
- He hops onto the train and finds a carriage full of kids who, like him, are all in their pyjamas and dressing gowns.
- I left my desk on the spot of six and made it onto an earlier train than I'd expected.
- Then they all swooshed onto the sub train and the train swooshed us to another terminal.
- Moments later he was followed into the station and onto a train where he was shot seven times.
- They scrambled onto the train, and Carrie felt very big and very small at the same time.
Synonyms
on to

Usage

The preposition onto written as one word (instead of on to) is recorded from the early 18th century and has been widely used ever since. In US English, it is the regular form, although it is not wholly accepted in British English. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain a distinction between the preposition onto or on to and the use of the adverb on followed by the preposition to: she climbed onto (sometimes on to) the roof, but let's go on to (never onto) the next chapter

Phrases

be onto someone

informal Be close to discovering the truth about an illegal or undesirable activity that someone is engaging in.
Example sentencesExamples
- They thought they were onto somebody who was robbing the house.
- She must have realized he was onto her, for then she relaxed herself and allowed her soft pink lips to straighten out, forming a grim line on her face.
- He figured Uncle Byron must have known that Devlin was onto him.
- She'd been contemplating whether or not to let Brandon know she was onto him.
- The cops were onto us and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.
- I didn't want her to even guess that I was onto her.
- What he most feared, however, was that Elsa was onto him.
- He must have sensed that she was onto him, because every time she would try and approach him, when they were camped for the night, he would just look at her and get up and walk away.
- When Jackson realized the family was onto him, he tried to send them to South America.
- More importantly, how did Renee know she was onto her?

be onto something

informal Have an idea or information that is likely to lead to an important discovery.
Example sentencesExamples
- As he looked over the information he started to wonder if Steve could have been onto something.
- Perhaps my mother was onto something when she spent nine months thinking that I was going to be a boy named Michael.
- In fact, professional skydivers have been onto the idea since the early 1990s and probably before.
- In many ways I think Kevin is onto something very important here.
- And I think Haus is onto something with the idea of ‘passing’ - because that's something I think this guy could do really well.
- Mount Vernon's archaeologists knew that they were onto something important.
- My mind was already on the topic of discoveries, and I was pretty sure I was onto something important.
- Indeed, Edwards seems to be onto this idea already.
- Think about that Mike. Anne Dillard is onto something there.
- Maybe those girls were onto something - outsourcing!

词汇	onto
释义	Definition of onto in English: onto prepositionˈɒntuːˈɑnˌtu 1 variant form of on to Example sentencesExamples I decide I'll let her win and she pushes my shoulders flat onto the bed, throwing the covers back. I took a sip of wine, and gently placed the glass back down onto the table. Harry snuck in quietly and jumped onto my lap without my really noticing. And you can type little messages onto it, and it will even guess what word you're typing! He was then pushed over the wall onto the south bank of the River Cherwell, where he lost consciousness. Little did I know, as I struggled onto a hugely packed tube, that the city was in total gridlock. And he arrived to find water leaking through the roof onto all the computers in the server room. Then this ginger and white coloured rat came out of the bag and went walkabout around the seat and up onto the girl's lap. How the woman who served me managed to sneak onto the staff, then, I don't know. They tell me we were happy, holding each other onto the sledge as it hurtled down into the fog and white voided fields. Harry and Dolly were waiting impatiently for me, wanting to go out onto the catio to catch the last of the evening. They can pull you out of the crowd, up onto the stage and dance with you. However, they do share a similar outlook on who they take onto their books. However, once the business meeting has finished I will have to venture out onto the mean streets. Any man who'd have his mum's initials tattooed onto his back has something very special indeed. I hoped I wouldn't disgrace myself by screaming too loudly if it decided to run onto my arm instead. After all you can't commit street crime if you're not allowed onto the street. People spilled out onto the pavement, sitting in doorways with their drinks. Next thing I know a cat turns up near our table then another and the first jumps up onto the table and gives my friend a hard stare. I'm loading a pallet onto the shrink-wrapping machine and the radio news catches my ear. 2Mathematics Expressing the relationship of a set to its image under a mapping when every element of the image set has an inverse image in the first set. 〔数〕映射到的 as modifier an onto mapping Usage The preposition onto written as one word (instead of on to) is recorded from the early 18th century and has been widely used ever since, but is still not wholly accepted as part of standard British English (unlike into, for example). Many style guides still advise writing it as two words, and that is the practice followed in this dictionary. However, onto is more or less the standard form in US English and in the specialized mathematics sense. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain a distinction between the preposition onto or on to and the use of the adverb on followed by the preposition to: she climbed on to (or onto) the roof but let's go on to (not onto) the next point Definition of onto in US English: onto prepositionˈänˌto͞oˈɑnˌtu 1Moving to a location on the surface of. they went up onto the ridge Example sentencesExamples He walks out onto the field now confident in what we are going to do and how he is going to do it. Stepping back from the car into the middle of the road was like stepping onto the surface of the moon. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and push it into a flat round or oval about 2.5cm thick. Jared jumped onto the bed next to him and gave him a hug as soon as he stepped into the room. Using a fine nozzle, the design is extruded onto the surface in a manner a bit like icing a cake. The female releases her eggs onto the surface of the gravel, where they are fertilised by the males. Moving carefully about he climbed up onto the bed and softly nudged his nose under my arm. Try as he did, the Dane could not manage to get the ball far enough onto the putting surface to stop it rolling back to his feet. Most of my hair was up but some loose ends fell into my face and down onto my shoulders. I caught him in my trap and the towel and the fly fell onto the surface of the table. The mercury was applied by vigorously brushing it onto the surface of the metal. Finally, the mixture is poured onto a surface and allowed to cool and set before being cut into small pieces. As the crew jogged down the ramp and onto the surface, the first thing that struck them was the mansion. Shadows from a point source appear parallel when projected onto a flat surface. Hide the bottom edge of a mirror with gravel to help prevent mud splashing onto the surface. At the top of a hill the dirt path is blocked by oil drums and it empties onto blacktop. Moving up onto the main banks we found ourselves amongst the main fleet of boats. The fork is held in the left hand and used to push food onto a spoon held in the right hand. How many times a day do you step up onto a curb, trot up a flight of stairs or hike up a hill? It dropped only a yard ahead of him onto the putting surface and he dropped another shot. 2Moving aboard (a public conveyance) with the intention of traveling in it. we got onto the train Example sentencesExamples Neil would've gotten her changing onto a Thameslink train and ending up at Farringdon. Well, I admire anyone who managed to make it onto public transport or back into the centre. And then the rich will continue to drive while the poor are herded onto public transport. We stumble drunk onto a train, and I snore and dribble on your more-than-ample chest. We were turfed off at Shenfield and crammed onto another train on its way in from London. It is thought plain clothes officers chased the man from the street onto a Northern Line train. The usual morning squash onto the train and I'm two rows in from the doors as they shut. He hops onto the train and finds a carriage full of kids who, like him, are all in their pyjamas and dressing gowns. I left my desk on the spot of six and made it onto an earlier train than I'd expected. Then they all swooshed onto the sub train and the train swooshed us to another terminal. Moments later he was followed into the station and onto a train where he was shot seven times. They scrambled onto the train, and Carrie felt very big and very small at the same time. Synonyms on to Usage The preposition onto written as one word (instead of on to) is recorded from the early 18th century and has been widely used ever since. In US English, it is the regular form, although it is not wholly accepted in British English. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain a distinction between the preposition onto or on to and the use of the adverb on followed by the preposition to: she climbed onto (sometimes on to) the roof, but let's go on to (never onto) the next chapter Phrases be onto someone informal Be close to discovering the truth about an illegal or undesirable activity that someone is engaging in. Example sentencesExamples They thought they were onto somebody who was robbing the house. She must have realized he was onto her, for then she relaxed herself and allowed her soft pink lips to straighten out, forming a grim line on her face. He figured Uncle Byron must have known that Devlin was onto him. She'd been contemplating whether or not to let Brandon know she was onto him. The cops were onto us and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I didn't want her to even guess that I was onto her. What he most feared, however, was that Elsa was onto him. He must have sensed that she was onto him, because every time she would try and approach him, when they were camped for the night, he would just look at her and get up and walk away. When Jackson realized the family was onto him, he tried to send them to South America. More importantly, how did Renee know she was onto her? be onto something informal Have an idea or information that is likely to lead to an important discovery. Example sentencesExamples As he looked over the information he started to wonder if Steve could have been onto something. Perhaps my mother was onto something when she spent nine months thinking that I was going to be a boy named Michael. In fact, professional skydivers have been onto the idea since the early 1990s and probably before. In many ways I think Kevin is onto something very important here. And I think Haus is onto something with the idea of ‘passing’ - because that's something I think this guy could do really well. Mount Vernon's archaeologists knew that they were onto something important. My mind was already on the topic of discoveries, and I was pretty sure I was onto something important. Indeed, Edwards seems to be onto this idea already. Think about that Mike. Anne Dillard is onto something there. Maybe those girls were onto something - outsourcing! prep.1 phr.
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