onto
gb/ˈɔntu/ us/ˈɔntu/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1600
-ra/-re, rá, áttér, rátér, rájön, a nyomában van, jó nyomon jár
A2
1
תבנית שימוש:
to move [someone/something] onto [something]
She climbed onto the roof to fix the antenna.
Felmászott a tetőre, hogy megjavítsa az antennát.
The cat jumped onto the table.
A macska felugrott az asztalra.
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The dog jumped onto the bed.
A kutya felugrott az ágyra.
He put his bag onto the chair.
Rátette a táskáját a székre.
She went onto the bus.
I climbed onto the wall.
They carried the box onto the ship.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'onto' with 'on'. 'Onto' is used for movement; 'on' is for position.
משמעות
Moving to be on something
צירופים
climb onto
|jump onto
|get onto
|fall onto
|load onto
מילים נרדפות
upon (More formal or literary, often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
הפכים
off (Indicates movement away from a surface, opposite of onto.)
נושאים
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Shows movement to a place on top of something.
Used to show movement toward and into a position on the surface of something.
B1
2
תבנית שימוש:
move/change onto [something]
After discussing the budget, we moved onto the next item.
Miután megbeszéltük a költségvetést, áttértünk a következő napirendi pontra.
Let’s go onto the main course now.
Most térjünk rá a főfogásra.
He quickly went onto another topic.
דוגמאות ללומדים
We moved onto the next lesson.
Áttértünk a következő leckére.
She went onto a new job.
Ezután új munkahelyre ment át.
Now we go onto the next game.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'onto' with 'into' when talking about involvement; 'onto' suggests progression or change, not entry inside something.
משמעות
Moving to next subject/activity
צירופים
move onto
|go onto
|proceed onto
מילים נרדפות
toward (Indicates direction toward something but less specific about change of topic or activity.)
הפכים
away from (Indicates moving in the opposite direction from a subject or activity.)
נושאים
conversation
|time
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Shows going from one thing to another, often in time or topic.
Used to show a change from one subject, activity, or place to another.
B2
INFORMAL
3
The police are onto him and will catch him soon.
A rendőrség már a nyomában van, és hamarosan elkapja.
I think you’re onto something with that idea.
Szerintem ezzel az ötlettel jó nyomon jársz.
She’s onto their plan to cheat.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The teacher is onto him for cheating.
A tanár már rájött, hogy csal.
You are onto a good idea.
Jó nyomon jársz ezzel az ötlettel.
They are onto the thief.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may mistakenly use 'on to' instead of 'onto' in this idiomatic use; 'onto' is correct when meaning aware of or having discovered something.
משמעות
Aware of situation/idea
צירופים
be onto someone
|be onto something
מילים נרדפות
aware (General word for knowing about something; 'onto' implies active awareness or suspicion.)
הפכים
unaware (Not knowing about something happening.)
נושאים
knowledge
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Knowing what is really happening or what someone is doing.
Aware of or understanding something, especially a secret or plan.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
onto
IPA
GB/ˈɔntu/
US/ˈɔntu/
הברות והטעמה
onto (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (onto)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: onto
- Comparative: ontoer
- Superlative: ontoest
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- I think we’re onto something with this new recipe.
- She’s onto a great business opportunity.