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W2S1 also on to ['ɔntə before vowels 'ɔntu $ 'a:n-, 'o:n-] prep

1.) used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object

▪ She watched him walk onto the platform.

▪ Don't jump onto (=into) the bus while it's moving.

▪ Pour the syrup on to the egg mixture.

▪ The car rolled over onto its side.

down/out/up etc onto sth

▪ Let's get back onto the highway.

2.) used to say that a room, door, or window faces towards something or allows movement into another place

▪ The dining room looks out onto a pretty garden.

▪ a gate leading on to a broad track

3.) be onto sb informal

a) also get onto sb

especially BrE to speak to someone in order to tell them or ask them something

▪ A number of people have been onto me complaining about the noise.

▪ Get onto the Press Office and find out what's happening.

b) to know that a particular person did something wrong or committed a crime

▪ The police are onto him.

4.) be onto sth informal

a) to have discovered or produced something new and interesting

▪ With the new show, we were onto something big.

be onto a good thing/a winner

▪ I think she's onto a real winner with this song.

b) also get onto sth

to be dealing with something or start dealing with something

▪ I'll get onto it right away.