onto
gb/ˈɔntu/ us/ˈɔntu/
A2
Anglų
~ 1600
-ra/-re, rá, áttér, rátér, rájön, a nyomában van, jó nyomon jár
A2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'onto' with 'on'. 'Onto' is used for movement; 'on' is for position.
Reikšmė
Moving to be on something
Kolokacijos
climb onto
|jump onto
|get onto
|fall onto
|load onto
Sinonimai
upon (More formal or literary, often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
Antonimai
off (Indicates movement away from a surface, opposite of onto.)
Temos
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'onto' with 'into' when talking about involvement; 'onto' suggests progression or change, not entry inside something.
Reikšmė
Moving to next subject/activity
Kolokacijos
move onto
|go onto
|proceed onto
Sinonimai
toward (Indicates direction toward something but less specific about change of topic or activity.)
Antonimai
away from (Indicates moving in the opposite direction from a subject or activity.)
Temos
conversation
|time
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may mistakenly use 'on to' instead of 'onto' in this idiomatic use; 'onto' is correct when meaning aware of or having discovered something.
Reikšmė
Aware of situation/idea
Kolokacijos
be onto someone
|be onto something
Sinonimai
aware (General word for knowing about something; 'onto' implies active awareness or suspicion.)
Antonimai
unaware (Not knowing about something happening.)
Temos
knowledge
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Knowing what is really happening or what someone is doing.
Aware of or understanding something, especially a secret or plan.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
onto
IPA
GB/ˈɔntu/
US/ˈɔntu/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
onto (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (onto)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: onto
- Comparative: ontoer
- Superlative: ontoest
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- I think we’re onto something with this new recipe.
- She’s onto a great business opportunity.