"on to" meaning in English

See on to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} on to, {{en-prep}} on to
  1. Upon; on top of. Synonyms: onto
    Sense id: en-on_to-en-prep-uq-bxqX4
  2. (informal) Aware of. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-on_to-en-prep-rXTr5DS8
  3. Used to indicate, or signpost, logical progression to a new topic in a talk or discourse.
    Sense id: en-on_to-en-prep-kKTR7IVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English non-constituents, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 1 82 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 26 0 74 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 31 20 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 2 79

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