/ˈɒntu/
Translation
Moving to a place on top of something.
Word origin
A joining of the two words on and to, written as one word from the 1700s.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- on + to
- English cognates
- on, to
Examples
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"Onto" shows the cat moved up and landed on the table.
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Here "onto" shows where the soup went.
stepped .
"Onto" follows a verb of movement, such as "step" or "climb".
Used in
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