"be onto" meaning in English

See be onto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: is onto [present, singular, third-person], being onto [participle, present], was onto [past], been onto [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> onto}} be onto (third-person singular simple present is onto, present participle being onto, simple past was onto, past participle been onto)
  1. Alternative form of be on to Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: be on to
    Sense id: en-be_onto-en-verb-3v69Iirm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (onto)

Inflected forms

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