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- [on-too, awn-; unstressed on-tuh, awn-]
- /ˈɒn tu, ˈɔn-; unstressed ˈɒn tə, ˈɔn-/
- /ˈɒntə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on-too, awn-; unstressed on-tuh, awn-]
- /ˈɒn tu, ˈɔn-; unstressed ˈɒn tə, ˈɔn-/
Definitions of onto word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of ONTO surjection 3
- preposition onto to a place or position on; upon; on: to get onto a horse. 1
- preposition onto Informal. in or into a state of awareness about: I'm onto your scheme. 1
- adjective onto Also, surjective. Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is the entire second set. 1
- noun onto Moving to a location on (the surface of something). 1
- preposition onto on top of 1
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Origin of onto
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; on + to
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Onto
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
onto popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
onto usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for onto
adjective onto
- to — (used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- toward — in the direction of: to walk toward the river.
- upon — to, toward, or at an elevated place on or in: They went up the stairs. The cat is up the tree.
verb onto
- tailgate — a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi.
- tag along — If someone goes somewhere and you tag along, you go with them, especially when they have not asked you to.
- stick to — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
adverb onto
- atop — If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.
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