onto
gb/ˈɔntu/ us/ˈɔntu/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1600
معانی
0 معانی
preposition
A2
relation
1
Moving to be on something
Shows movement to a place on top of something.
استعمال کا انداز:
to move [someone/something] onto [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'onto' with 'on'. 'Onto' is used for movement; 'on' is for position.
ہم معنی الفاظ
upon (More formal or literary, often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
off (Indicates movement away from a surface, opposite of onto.)
لفظی تراکیب
climb onto
|jump onto
|get onto
|fall onto
|load onto
موضوعات
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
move/change onto [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'onto' with 'into' when talking about involvement; 'onto' suggests progression or change, not entry inside something.
ہم معنی الفاظ
toward (Indicates direction toward something but less specific about change of topic or activity.)
متضاد الفاظ
away from (Indicates moving in the opposite direction from a subject or activity.)
لفظی تراکیب
move onto
|go onto
|proceed onto
موضوعات
conversation
|time
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- After discussing the budget, we moved onto the next item.
- Let’s go onto the main course now.
- He quickly went onto another topic.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may mistakenly use 'on to' instead of 'onto' in this idiomatic use; 'onto' is correct when meaning aware of or having discovered something.
ہم معنی الفاظ
aware (General word for knowing about something; 'onto' implies active awareness or suspicion.)
متضاد الفاظ
unaware (Not knowing about something happening.)
لفظی تراکیب
be onto someone
|be onto something
موضوعات
knowledge
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The teacher is onto him for cheating.
- You are onto a good idea.
- They are onto the thief.
گرامر
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onto
IPA
GB/ˈɔntu/
US/ˈɔntu/
ہجا بندی اور زور
onto (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (onto)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: onto
- Comparative: ontoer
- Superlative: ontoest
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- I think we’re onto something with this new recipe.
- She’s onto a great business opportunity.