onto
gb/ˈɔntu/ us/ˈɔntu/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 1600
معنیها
۰ معنی
preposition
A2
relation
1
Moving to be on something
Shows movement to a place on top of something.
الگوی کاربرد:
to move [someone/something] onto [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'onto' with 'on'. 'Onto' is used for movement; 'on' is for position.
هممعنیها
upon (More formal or literary, often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
متضادها
off (Indicates movement away from a surface, opposite of onto.)
ترکیبهای رایج
climb onto
|jump onto
|get onto
|fall onto
|load onto
موضوعها
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She climbed onto the roof to fix the antenna.
- The cat jumped onto the table.
- He loaded the boxes onto the truck.
- The glass fell onto the floor and shattered.
- We stepped onto the stage as the lights came up.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The dog jumped onto the bed.
- He put his bag onto the chair.
- She went onto the bus.
- I climbed onto the wall.
- They carried the box onto the ship.
preposition
B1
relation
2
Moving to next subject/activity
Shows going from one thing to another, often in time or topic.
الگوی کاربرد:
move/change onto [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'onto' with 'into' when talking about involvement; 'onto' suggests progression or change, not entry inside something.
هممعنیها
toward (Indicates direction toward something but less specific about change of topic or activity.)
متضادها
away from (Indicates moving in the opposite direction from a subject or activity.)
ترکیبهای رایج
move onto
|go onto
|proceed onto
موضوعها
conversation
|time
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- After discussing the budget, we moved onto the next item.
- Let’s go onto the main course now.
- He quickly went onto another topic.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We moved onto the next lesson.
- She went onto a new job.
- Now we go onto the next game.
adjective
informal
B2
property
3
Aware of situation/idea
Knowing what is really happening or what someone is doing.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may mistakenly use 'on to' instead of 'onto' in this idiomatic use; 'onto' is correct when meaning aware of or having discovered something.
هممعنیها
aware (General word for knowing about something; 'onto' implies active awareness or suspicion.)
متضادها
unaware (Not knowing about something happening.)
ترکیبهای رایج
be onto someone
|be onto something
موضوعها
knowledge
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The police are onto him and will catch him soon.
- I think you’re onto something with that idea.
- She’s onto their plan to cheat.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The teacher is onto him for cheating.
- You are onto a good idea.
- They are onto the thief.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
onto
IPA
GB/ˈɔntu/
US/ˈɔntu/
هجاها و تکیه
onto (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (onto)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: onto
- Comparative: ontoer
- Superlative: ontoest
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
be onto someone
1/bˈi ˈɔntu sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
informal
Aware of someone's actions
To know what someone is doing, especially if they are doing something bad.
نمونهها
- The police are onto the gang’s activities.
- She’s onto her kids skipping school.
be onto something
1/bˈi ˈɔntu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Discovering an important idea
To have an idea or plan that could be very good or successful.
نمونهها
- I think we’re onto something with this new recipe.
- She’s onto a great business opportunity.