Onto
preposition
Moving to a place or position on.
The cat jumped onto the table.
Often appears as...
- climb onto
- jump onto
preposition
Be aware or have learned of something, especially something dishonest or wrong.
The police are onto us.
Often appears as...
- get onto
- come onto
Usage tips
Colloquial, Disapproving
preposition
Used to show progress in a situation or process.
Once we finish this, we can move onto the next task.
Often appears as...
- move onto
- go onto
preposition
Used when something is given, especially in a will.
He passed his estate onto his children.
Often appears as...
- pass onto
- give onto
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
preposition
In the direction of.
He sailed onto the open seas.
Often appears as...
- sail onto
- drive onto
preposition
Moving to a place or position on.
The cat jumped onto the table.
Often appears as...
- climb onto
- jump onto
preposition
Be aware or have learned of something, especially something dishonest or wrong.
The police are onto us.
Often appears as...
- get onto
- come onto
Usage tips
Colloquial, Disapproving
preposition
Used to show progress in a situation or process.
Once we finish this, we can move onto the next task.
Often appears as...
- move onto
- go onto
preposition
Used when something is given, especially in a will.
He passed his estate onto his children.
Often appears as...
- pass onto
- give onto
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
preposition
In the direction of.
He sailed onto the open seas.
Often appears as...
- sail onto
- drive onto
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Generally involves a clear physical action, often upward or onto a surface.
The dog hopped onto the porch.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal positions
Used when referring to a literal, physical change of position.
She stepped onto the platform.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Generally involves a clear physical action, often upward or onto a surface.
The dog hopped onto the porch.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal positions
Used when referring to a literal, physical change of position.
She stepped onto the platform.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical movement
Generally involves a clear physical action, often upward or onto a surface.
The dog hopped onto the porch.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal positions
Used when referring to a literal, physical change of position.
She stepped onto the platform.
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Everything you need to...
and pour a torrent of light onto our dark world." Although he accomplishes something awe-inspiring, he has played with fire at his own ethical expense. And that decision echoes throughout the novel,
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach. I was hooked. I was hooked.
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The loathsome, lethal...
including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it. After landing, a mosquito will slather some saliva onto the victim's skin, which works like an antiseptic,
Video examples
What gives a dollar bill...
While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption, or hoarding commodities, like food and fuel, raising their prices and leading to consumer shortages and even more inflation. But deflation would make people want to hold onto their money, and a decrease in consumer spending
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
heard them shout and they said killer whales get the whales and and we knew we were with a group so the only way we were ever going to be able to keep up with these guys is if we could get a satellite tag onto one of the members of the family group it attached on and that was fantastic
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The physics of the...
So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens, and then twists as it rises back onto pointe, pushing against the floor to generate a tiny amount of new torque.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
I held onto him like this and I hugged it and I laid there forever. I just laid there and he didn't move either. So we swam up to the back of the boat where everyone was crying, and I popped up on the back of the boat and sat there with my feet
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The real meaning of soul...
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This Crazy Tree Grows 40...
heirloom and antique varieties but they are very rare so it would bring them back here to my nursery graph them onto a tree so that I could continue to use them now I have a huge collection of plums and apricots
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Orca's Extraordinary...
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and pour a torrent of light onto our dark world." Although he accomplishes something awe-inspiring, he has played with fire at his own ethical expense. And that decision echoes throughout the novel,
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
I felt like I stumbled onto one of the last quiet places, somewhere that I found a clarity and a connection with the world I knew I would never find on a crowded beach. I was hooked. I was hooked.
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American Actress
I just think that there's so much judgment in the world, whether it's coming from women in general or from men onto women - it's a lot. And when it comes to being a mom, I wish everyone could band together and realize that everyone has different beliefs, different styles, and different things that work for them and their family.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back, and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that onto the next movie because I think it's important as a filmmaker to keep growing with each film, and I think I am growing with each movie.
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Jeff Buckley
American Musician
Words are really beautiful, but they're limited. Words are very male, very structured. But the voice is the netherworld, the darkness, where there's nothing to hang onto. The voice comes from a part of you that just knows and expresses and is.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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James Rodriguez
Colombian Athlete
I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.
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Susie Wolff
Scottish Driver
It's very important to me to give something back - to pass on my know-how, to give all the lessons I learned onto the next generation so they don't make the same mistakes.
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Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian Athlete
At Inter, I was the best-paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money, because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind - winning.
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Hank Williams III
American Musician
Unless you can't take care of yourself or stuff like that, I'm always standin' for you to hold onto life as much as you can.
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Celine Dion
Musician
My feet are definitely more grounded than before. And I know that I'm not holding onto a dream. I'm holding onto my life.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
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Hilary Duff
American Actress
I just think that there's so much judgment in the world, whether it's coming from women in general or from men onto women - it's a lot. And when it comes to being a mom, I wish everyone could band together and realize that everyone has different beliefs, different styles, and different things that work for them and their family.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back, and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that onto the next movie because I think it's important as a filmmaker to keep growing with each film, and I think I am growing with each movie.
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Jeff Buckley
American Musician
Words are really beautiful, but they're limited. Words are very male, very structured. But the voice is the netherworld, the darkness, where there's nothing to hang onto. The voice comes from a part of you that just knows and expresses and is.
Quote examples
Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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James Rodriguez
Colombian Athlete
I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.
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Susie Wolff
Scottish Driver
It's very important to me to give something back - to pass on my know-how, to give all the lessons I learned onto the next generation so they don't make the same mistakes.
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Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian Athlete
At Inter, I was the best-paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money, because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind - winning.
Quote examples
Hank Williams III
American Musician
Unless you can't take care of yourself or stuff like that, I'm always standin' for you to hold onto life as much as you can.
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Celine Dion
Musician
My feet are definitely more grounded than before. And I know that I'm not holding onto a dream. I'm holding onto my life.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
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