onto

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Definitions

prep.

Moving to a position on top of or upon something; aware of or having discovered something

到……上面,在……之上

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
onother
+
toother
=onto

Common Collocations

  • 1.jump onto跳上去
  • 2.be onto something发现重要线索

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She jumped onto the platform as the train was pulling away.

  • 2.

    The detective is onto something that might solve the entire mystery.

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