onto

[US]/ˈɒntə/
[UK]/ˈɑːntə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. toward, on top of; facing, in the direction of; moving towards; getting on
adj. projected, reflected.

Phrases & Collocations

move onto

step onto

get onto

climb onto

jump onto

Example Sentences

hit the ball onto the green.

bend a mainsail onto the boom.

swung the cargo onto the deck.

to stitch a button onto a shirt

They get onto the plane at Cairo.

move on to (not onto ) new subjects;

hold on to (not onto ) our gains. ·

The image flashed onto the screen.

flopped the steak onto a platter.

The doors give onto a terrace.

graft new customs onto old.

loading grain onto a train.

There was a sudden influx of goods onto the market.

shove a job off onto others

She will not shove the heavy load onto others.

The road gives onto the highway.

The police are onto the robbers' plans.

The room opens onto a terrace.

Real-world Examples

A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey.

Source: Aesop's Fables for Children

We link the consonant onto the vowel.

Source: Oxford University: English Pronunciation Course

He scaled up the outline onto the canvas.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Would you please rewind the thread onto the reel?

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

I heard a pane of glass crash onto the floor.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

She even knew how to graft skin onto a burn victim.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Then I glued them onto the picture.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

He fell backward onto the gravel path.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

New shores were formed and totally different creatures would have washed up onto the shores.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

The King goes out onto the balcony.

Source: BlackCat (Beginner) Audiobook

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