English · Word Candidate

onto

/ˈɒn.tuː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đến trên hoặc phía trên

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Preposition

My cat just jumped onto the keyboard.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Aware of.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhận thức được

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PrepositionRegister: informal

The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đạt được mỗi giá trị trong phạm vi của nó

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Adjective

Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto, as it never takes on values less than or equal to zero.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “onto” mean?

Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

Is “onto” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.