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1. (prep.) onto
to a place or position on; upon; on.
2. onto
Informal. aware of the true nature, motive, or meaning of:
I'm onto your tricks.
3. (adj.) onto
Math. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is the entire second set.
Etymology: (1575–85)
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1. (preposition) onto
on or into a particular place
He climbed onto the stage.; The players walked out onto the tennis court.; They're still loading all the bags onto the plane.
2. onto
indicates sth is added or attached
She sewed it onto her hat.; Just add his name onto the list.
3. onto
onto something
having discovered sth useful
The researchers felt they might be onto something.
4. onto
onto sb
knowing that sb is doing sth wrong
I was onto him right away.
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