onto
UK/'ɒntu:/US
NGSL 2kB1
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 Englishonother
+
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.