onto
gb/ˈɔntu/ us/ˈɔntu/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
preposition
A2
relation
1
Moving to be on something
Shows movement to a place on top of something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to move [someone/something] onto [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'onto' with 'on'. 'Onto' is used for movement; 'on' is for position.
คำพ้องความหมาย
upon (More formal or literary, often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
off (Indicates movement away from a surface, opposite of onto.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
climb onto
|jump onto
|get onto
|fall onto
|load onto
หัวข้อ
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
รูปแบบการใช้:
move/change onto [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'onto' with 'into' when talking about involvement; 'onto' suggests progression or change, not entry inside something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
toward (Indicates direction toward something but less specific about change of topic or activity.)
คำตรงข้าม
away from (Indicates moving in the opposite direction from a subject or activity.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
move onto
|go onto
|proceed onto
หัวข้อ
conversation
|time
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- After discussing the budget, we moved onto the next item.
- Let’s go onto the main course now.
- He quickly went onto another topic.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may mistakenly use 'on to' instead of 'onto' in this idiomatic use; 'onto' is correct when meaning aware of or having discovered something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
aware (General word for knowing about something; 'onto' implies active awareness or suspicion.)
คำตรงข้าม
unaware (Not knowing about something happening.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be onto someone
|be onto something
หัวข้อ
knowledge
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The teacher is onto him for cheating.
- You are onto a good idea.
- They are onto the thief.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
onto
IPA
GB/ˈɔntu/
US/ˈɔntu/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
onto (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (onto)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: onto
- Comparative: ontoer
- Superlative: ontoest
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- I think we’re onto something with this new recipe.
- She’s onto a great business opportunity.