"be on to" meaning in All languages combined

See be on to on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-be on to.ogg Forms: is on to [present, singular, third-person], being on to [participle, present], was on to [past], been on to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> on to}} be on to (third-person singular simple present is on to, present participle being on to, simple past was on to, past participle been on to)
  1. (idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: catch on to, cotton on to

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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