onto


Definition: Meaning of, onto in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɒntuː /

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also on to
  1. used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object
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  2. used to say that a room, door, or window faces towards something or allows movement into another place
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  3. be onto somebody informal also get onto somebody especially British English to speak to someone in order to tell them or ask them something
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  4. be onto somebody informal to know that a particular person did something wrong or committed a crime
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  5. be onto something informal to have discovered or produced something new and interesting
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  6. be onto something informal also get onto something to be dealing with something or start dealing with something
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onto used in phrases

  • leech onto (verb)
    1. admire boundlessly and follow around
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