"onto" meaning in English

See onto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈɒn.tuː/ [UK], /ˈɑn.tu/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onto.wav [UK] Forms: onto
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. from off to on
    Sense id: simple-onto-en-prep-2kkjt3kl
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "onto",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "on‧to",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He walked along pier and onto the ship."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from off to on"
      ],
      "id": "simple-onto-en-prep-2kkjt3kl"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒn.tuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑn.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onto.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "onto"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "onto",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "on‧to",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He walked along pier and onto the ship."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from off to on"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒn.tuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑn.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onto.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "onto"
}

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